What color is #C7818E?

#C7818E is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color I Love You Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7818E?

The RGB value is 199, 129, 142: 199 red, 129 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7818E?

The complementary color is #81C7BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7818E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7818E color

#C7818E rgb(199, 129, 142)

Shades of red

The hex color #C7818E is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 50.6% green and 55.7% blue (199, 129, 142).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 38% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 29% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is I Love You Pink (#D97D8F), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#C7818E color codes

HEX	`#C7818E`
RGB	`rgb(199, 129, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 50.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 38%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 35%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 29%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.48, 28.76, 4.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.48, 29.07, 8.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.287, 29.798, 29.426)`
Decimal	`13074830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7818E, 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 #C7818E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C7818E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #C7818E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7818e; }
.text { color: #c7818e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7818e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 129 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7818e, #c79781); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #C7818E?: #C7818E is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color I Love You Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7818E?: The RGB value is 199, 129, 142: 199 red, 129 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7818E?: The complementary color is #81C7BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7818E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.