What color is #C87D7C?

#C87D7C is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C87D7C?

The RGB value is 200, 125, 124: 200 red, 125 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C87D7C?

The complementary color is #7CC7C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C87D7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C87D7C color

#C87D7C rgb(200, 125, 124)

Shades of red

The hex color #C87D7C is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 49% green and 48.6% blue (200, 125, 124).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 41% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 38% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#C87D7C color codes

HEX	`#C87D7C`
RGB	`rgb(200, 125, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 49%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 41%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 38%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 38%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.25, 29, 12.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.25, 31.72, 23.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.793, 28.405, 22.715)`
Decimal	`13139324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C87D7C, 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 #C87D7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C87D7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #C87D7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c87d7c; }
.text { color: #c87d7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c87d7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 125 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c87d7c, #c8a37c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #C87D7C?: #C87D7C is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C87D7C?: The RGB value is 200, 125, 124: 200 red, 125 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C87D7C?: The complementary color is #7CC7C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C87D7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.