What color is #C73D66?

#C73D66 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Spicy Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C73D66?

The RGB value is 199, 61, 102: 199 red, 61 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C73D66?

The complementary color is #3DC79E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C73D66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C73D66 color

#C73D66 rgb(199, 61, 102)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C73D66 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 23.9% green and 40% blue (199, 61, 102).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 55% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 49% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Spicy Berry (#CC3366), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#C73D66 color codes

HEX	`#C73D66`
RGB	`rgb(199, 61, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 23.9%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 55%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 69%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 49%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.55, 57.27, 7.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.55, 57.82, 7.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.622, 16.443, 14.287)`
Decimal	`13057382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C73D66, 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 #C73D66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C73D66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	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 #C73D66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c73d66; }
.text { color: #c73d66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c73d66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 61 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c73d66, #c7593d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerise.

Questions

What color is #C73D66?: #C73D66 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Spicy Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C73D66?: The RGB value is 199, 61, 102: 199 red, 61 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C73D66?: The complementary color is #3DC79E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C73D66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.