What color is #C65C72?

#C65C72 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Strawberry Moon. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C65C72?

The RGB value is 198, 92, 114: 198 red, 92 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C65C72?

The complementary color is #5CC6B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C65C72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C65C72 color

#C65C72 rgb(198, 92, 114)

Shades of red

The hex color #C65C72 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 36.1% green and 44.7% blue (198, 92, 114).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 48% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 42% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Moon (#CF5570), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#C65C72 color codes

HEX	`#C65C72`
RGB	`rgb(198, 92, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 36.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 48%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 54%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 42%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.82, 44.4, 8.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.82, 45.14, 10.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.155, 20.878, 18.358)`
Decimal	`12999794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C65C72, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C65C72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C65C72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C65C72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c65c72; }
.text { color: #c65c72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c65c72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 92 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c65c72, #c67b5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #C65C72?: #C65C72 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Strawberry Moon. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C65C72?: The RGB value is 198, 92, 114: 198 red, 92 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C65C72?: The complementary color is #5CC6B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C65C72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.