What color is #C76154?

#C76154 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Barbecue. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C76154?

The RGB value is 199, 97, 84: 199 red, 97 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C76154?

The complementary color is #54BAC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C76154?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C76154 color

#C76154 rgb(199, 97, 84)

Shades of red

The hex color #C76154 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 38% green and 32.9% blue (199, 97, 84).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 51% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 58% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Barbecue (#C26157), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#C76154 color codes

HEX	`#C76154`
RGB	`rgb(199, 97, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 38%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 51%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 58%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 58%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.31, 39.5, 26.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.31, 47.56, 33.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.43, 21.335, 10.954)`
Decimal	`13066580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C76154, 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 #C76154	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C76154 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #C76154 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c76154; }
.text { color: #c76154; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c76154; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 97 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c76154, #c79b54); }

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Questions

What color is #C76154?: #C76154 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Barbecue. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C76154?: The RGB value is 199, 97, 84: 199 red, 97 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C76154?: The complementary color is #54BAC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C76154?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.