What color is #C76174?

#C76174 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Strawberry Moon. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C76174?

The RGB value is 199, 97, 116: 199 red, 97 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C76174?

The complementary color is #61C7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C76174?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C76174 color

#C76174 rgb(199, 97, 116)

Shades of red

The hex color #C76174 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 38% green and 45.5% blue (199, 97, 116).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 48% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 42% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Moon (#CF5570), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#C76174 color codes

HEX	`#C76174`
RGB	`rgb(199, 97, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 38%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 48%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 51%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 42%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.98, 42.47, 8.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.98, 43.34, 11.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.982, 21.956, 19.126)`
Decimal	`13066612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C76174, 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 #C76174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C76174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #C76174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c76174; }
.text { color: #c76174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c76174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 97 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c76174, #c78161); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #C76174?: #C76174 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Strawberry Moon. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C76174?: The RGB value is 199, 97, 116: 199 red, 97 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C76174?: The complementary color is #61C7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C76174?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.