What color is #C7586B?

#C7586B is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cabaret. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7586B?

The RGB value is 199, 88, 107: 199 red, 88 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7586B?

The complementary color is #58C7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7586B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7586B color

#C7586B rgb(199, 88, 107)

Shades of red

The hex color #C7586B is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 34.5% green and 42% blue (199, 88, 107).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 50% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 46% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Cabaret (#CD526C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#C7586B color codes

HEX	`#C7586B`
RGB	`rgb(199, 88, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 34.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 50%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 56%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 46%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.05, 45.98, 11.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.05, 47.34, 13.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.699, 20.186, 16.239)`
Decimal	`13064299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7586B, 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 #C7586B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C7586B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #C7586B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7586b; }
.text { color: #c7586b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7586b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 88 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7586b, #c77d58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #C7586B?: #C7586B is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cabaret. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7586B?: The RGB value is 199, 88, 107: 199 red, 88 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7586B?: The complementary color is #58C7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7586B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.