What color is #C94F60?

#C94F60 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Brick Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C94F60?

The RGB value is 201, 79, 96: 201 red, 79 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C94F60?

The complementary color is #4FC9B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C94F60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C94F60 color

#C94F60 rgb(201, 79, 96)

Shades of red

The hex color #C94F60 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 31% green and 37.6% blue (201, 79, 96).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 53% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 52% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Brick Red (#CB4154), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#C94F60 color codes

HEX	`#C94F60`
RGB	`rgb(201, 79, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 31%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 53%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 61%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 52%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.52, 49.87, 15.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.52, 52.3, 17.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.997, 18.858, 13.177)`
Decimal	`13193056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C94F60, 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 #C94F60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C94F60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #C94F60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c94f60; }
.text { color: #c94f60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c94f60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 79 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c94f60, #c97b4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #C94F60?: #C94F60 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Brick Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C94F60?: The RGB value is 201, 79, 96: 201 red, 79 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C94F60?: The complementary color is #4FC9B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C94F60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.