What color is #C95B7A?

#C95B7A is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Peppermint Swirl. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C95B7A?

The RGB value is 201, 91, 122: 201 red, 91 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C95B7A?

The complementary color is #5BC9AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C95B7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C95B7A color

#C95B7A rgb(201, 91, 122)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C95B7A is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 35.7% green and 47.8% blue (201, 91, 122).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 50% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 39% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Peppermint Swirl (#D35D7D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#C95B7A color codes

HEX	`#C95B7A`
RGB	`rgb(201, 91, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 35.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 50%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 55%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 39%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.29, 46.8, 4.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.29, 46.98, 5.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.343, 21.308, 20.871)`
Decimal	`13196154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C95B7A, 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 #C95B7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C95B7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #C95B7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c95b7a; }
.text { color: #c95b7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c95b7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 91 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c95b7a, #c9735b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #C95B7A?: #C95B7A is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Peppermint Swirl. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C95B7A?: The RGB value is 201, 91, 122: 201 red, 91 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C95B7A?: The complementary color is #5BC9AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C95B7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.