What color is #C96E74?

#C96E74 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Mexican Chile. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C96E74?

The RGB value is 201, 110, 116: 201 red, 110 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C96E74?

The complementary color is #6EC9C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C96E74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C96E74 color

#C96E74 rgb(201, 110, 116)

Shades of red

The hex color #C96E74 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 43.1% green and 45.5% blue (201, 110, 116).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 46% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 42% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mexican Chile (#D16D76), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#C96E74 color codes

HEX	`#C96E74`
RGB	`rgb(201, 110, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 43.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 46%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 45%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 42%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.91, 36.49, 12.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.91, 38.68, 19.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.818, 24.833, 19.585)`
Decimal	`13201012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C96E74, 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 #C96E74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C96E74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #C96E74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c96e74; }
.text { color: #c96e74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c96e74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 110 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c96e74, #c9956e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #C96E74?: #C96E74 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Mexican Chile. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C96E74?: The RGB value is 201, 110, 116: 201 red, 110 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C96E74?: The complementary color is #6EC9C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C96E74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.