What color is #C67B72?

#C67B72 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Bite My Tongue. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C67B72?

The RGB value is 198, 123, 114: 198 red, 123 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C67B72?

The complementary color is #72BDC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C67B72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C67B72 color

#C67B72 rgb(198, 123, 114)

Shades of red

The hex color #C67B72 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 48.2% green and 44.7% blue (198, 123, 114).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 42% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 42% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Bite My Tongue (#D47D72), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#C67B72 color codes

HEX	`#C67B72`
RGB	`rgb(198, 123, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 48.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 42%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 42%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 42%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.33, 28.16, 17.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.33, 33.03, 31.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.411, 27.389, 19.443)`
Decimal	`13007730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C67B72, 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 #C67B72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C67B72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #C67B72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c67b72; }
.text { color: #c67b72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c67b72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 123 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c67b72, #c6a572); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Terracotta.

Questions

What color is #C67B72?: #C67B72 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Bite My Tongue. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C67B72?: The RGB value is 198, 123, 114: 198 red, 123 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C67B72?: The complementary color is #72BDC6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C67B72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.