What color is #C8375C?

#C8375C is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Beet Wave. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8375C?

The RGB value is 200, 55, 92: 200 red, 55 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8375C?

The complementary color is #37C8A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8375C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8375C color

#C8375C rgb(200, 55, 92)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C8375C is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 21.6% green and 36.1% blue (200, 55, 92).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 57% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 54% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Beet Wave (#D4265D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#C8375C color codes

HEX	`#C8375C`
RGB	`rgb(200, 55, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 21.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 57%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 73%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 54%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.7, 58.93, 12.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.7, 60.33, 12.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.12, 15.788, 11.743)`
Decimal	`13121372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8375C, 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 #C8375C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C8375C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	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 #C8375C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8375c; }
.text { color: #c8375c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8375c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 55 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8375c, #c85a37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ruby.

Questions

What color is #C8375C?: #C8375C is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Beet Wave. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8375C?: The RGB value is 200, 55, 92: 200 red, 55 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8375C?: The complementary color is #37C8A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8375C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.