What color is #C75764?

#C75764 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Pimm’s. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C75764?

The RGB value is 199, 87, 100: 199 red, 87 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C75764?

The complementary color is #57C7BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C75764?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C75764 color

#C75764 rgb(199, 87, 100)

Shades of red

The hex color #C75764 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 34.1% green and 39.2% blue (199, 87, 100).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 50% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 50% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pimm’s (#C3585C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#C75764 color codes

HEX	`#C75764`
RGB	`rgb(199, 87, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 34.1%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 50%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 56%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 50%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.7, 45.8, 14.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.7, 48.18, 18.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.264, 19.882, 14.351)`
Decimal	`13064036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C75764, 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 #C75764	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C75764 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #C75764 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c75764; }
.text { color: #c75764; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c75764; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 87 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c75764, #c78257); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indian Red.

Questions

What color is #C75764?: #C75764 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Pimm’s. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C75764?: The RGB value is 199, 87, 100: 199 red, 87 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C75764?: The complementary color is #57C7BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C75764?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.