What color is #C85566?

#C85566 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Cabaret. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C85566?

The RGB value is 200, 85, 102: 200 red, 85 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C85566?

The complementary color is #55C8B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C85566?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C85566 color

#C85566 rgb(200, 85, 102)

Shades of red

The hex color #C85566 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 33.3% green and 40% blue (200, 85, 102).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 51% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 49% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Cabaret (#CD526C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#C85566 color codes

HEX	`#C85566`
RGB	`rgb(200, 85, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 33.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 51%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 58%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 49%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.54, 47.28, 13.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.54, 49.19, 16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.468, 19.739, 14.826)`
Decimal	`13129062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C85566, 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 #C85566	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C85566 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #C85566 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c85566; }
.text { color: #c85566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c85566; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 85 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c85566, #c87d55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #C85566?: #C85566 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Cabaret. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C85566?: The RGB value is 200, 85, 102: 200 red, 85 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C85566?: The complementary color is #55C8B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C85566?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.