What color is #C94F71?

#C94F71 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Cabaret. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C94F71?

The RGB value is 201, 79, 113: 201 red, 79 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C94F71?

The complementary color is #4FC9A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C94F71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C94F71 color

#C94F71 rgb(201, 79, 113)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C94F71 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 31% green and 44.3% blue (201, 79, 113).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 53% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 44% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Cabaret (#CD526C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#C94F71 color codes

HEX	`#C94F71`
RGB	`rgb(201, 79, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 31%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 53%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 61%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 44%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.93, 51.45, 6.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.93, 51.81, 6.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.866, 19.205, 17.754)`
Decimal	`13193073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C94F71, 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 #C94F71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C94F71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #C94F71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c94f71; }
.text { color: #c94f71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c94f71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 79 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c94f71, #c96a4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerise.

Questions

What color is #C94F71?: #C94F71 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Cabaret. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C94F71?: The RGB value is 201, 79, 113: 201 red, 79 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C94F71?: The complementary color is #4FC9A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C94F71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.