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#C2877B Whisky

#C2877B is a medium, moderately saturated red named Whisky. In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 52.9% green and 48.2% blue (rgb(194, 135, 123)). Its HSL value is 10° hue, 37% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 37% yellow and 24% black. #C2877B is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.05:1.

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Variations of #C2877B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C2877B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C2877B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C2877B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A29A7A
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #948E7A
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A28E7A
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A29A7A
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AC947A
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CF7F84
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C7847F
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #959595
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A2928F

#C2877B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.98:1 Very poor#C2877B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.05:1 Very good#C2877B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C2877B in CSS

/* Whisky */
.color { color: #C2877B; }
.background { background-color: #C2877B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C2877B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(194 135 123);
color: hsl(10 37% 62%);
color: oklch(0.679 0.075 31.9);

#C2877B FAQ

What color is #C2877B?

#C2877B is a medium, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Whisky. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C2877B?

#C2877B is rgb(194, 135, 123) in RGB, hsl(10, 37%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 30%, 37%, 24%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C2877B?

The complementary color of #C2877B is #7BB6C2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C2877B?

Black text has the best contrast on #C2877B: 7.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C2877B a warm or cool color?

#C2877B is a warm color.