What color is #C97A89?

#C97A89 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color First Love. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C97A89?

The RGB value is 201, 122, 137: 201 red, 122 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C97A89?

The complementary color is #7AC9BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C97A89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C97A89 color

#C97A89 rgb(201, 122, 137)

Shades of red

The hex color #C97A89 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 47.8% green and 53.7% blue (201, 122, 137).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 42% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 32% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is First Love (#CF758A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#C97A89 color codes

HEX	`#C97A89`
RGB	`rgb(201, 122, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 47.8%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 42%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 39%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 32%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.02, 32.62, 5.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.02, 33.02, 8.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.564, 28.145, 27.222)`
Decimal	`13204105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C97A89, 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 #C97A89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C97A89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #C97A89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c97a89; }
.text { color: #c97a89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c97a89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 122 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c97a89, #c9937a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #C97A89?: #C97A89 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color First Love. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C97A89?: The RGB value is 201, 122, 137: 201 red, 122 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C97A89?: The complementary color is #7AC9BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C97A89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.