What color is #C75481?

#C75481 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Fat Smooch. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C75481?

The RGB value is 199, 84, 129: 199 red, 84 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C75481?

The complementary color is #54C79A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C75481?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C75481 color

#C75481 rgb(199, 84, 129)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C75481 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 32.9% green and 50.6% blue (199, 84, 129).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 51% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 35% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Fat Smooch (#C1537D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#C75481 color codes

HEX	`#C75481`
RGB	`rgb(199, 84, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 32.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 51%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 58%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 35%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.92, 50.27, -2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.92, 50.31, 357.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.688, 20.071, 23.023)`
Decimal	`13063297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C75481, 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 #C75481	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C75481 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #C75481 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c75481; }
.text { color: #c75481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c75481; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 84 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c75481, #c76154); }

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Questions

What color is #C75481?: #C75481 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Fat Smooch. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C75481?: The RGB value is 199, 84, 129: 199 red, 84 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C75481?: The complementary color is #54C79A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C75481?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.