What color is #C76F8E?

#C76F8E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C76F8E?

The RGB value is 199, 111, 142: 199 red, 111 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C76F8E?

The complementary color is #6FC7A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C76F8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C76F8E color

#C76F8E rgb(199, 111, 142)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C76F8E is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 43.5% green and 55.7% blue (199, 111, 142).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 44% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 29% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Prehistoric Pink (#C3738D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#C76F8E color codes

HEX	`#C76F8E`
RGB	`rgb(199, 111, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 43.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 44%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 44%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 29%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.53, 38.43, -1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.53, 38.46, 357.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.121, 25.467, 28.704)`
Decimal	`13070222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C76F8E, 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 #C76F8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C76F8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #C76F8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c76f8e; }
.text { color: #c76f8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c76f8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 111 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c76f8e, #c77c6f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C76F8E?: #C76F8E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C76F8E?: The RGB value is 199, 111, 142: 199 red, 111 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C76F8E?: The complementary color is #6FC7A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C76F8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.