What color is #C38D87?

#C38D87 is a light, desaturated red known as Grand Sunset. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Grand Sunset?

The RGB value is 195, 141, 135: 195 red, 141 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Grand Sunset?

The complementary color is #87BDC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C38D87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Grand Sunset color: hex code #C38D87

#C38D87 rgb(195, 141, 135)

Shades of red

Grand Sunset has the hex code #C38D87. It is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 55.3% green and 52.9% blue (195, 141, 135).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 33% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 31% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

Grand Sunset (#C38D87) color codes

HEX	`#C38D87`
RGB	`rgb(195, 141, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 55.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 33%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 31%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 31%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.67, 19.69, 11.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.67, 22.71, 29.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.405, 32.403, 27.254)`
Decimal	`12815751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Grand Sunset, 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 #C38D87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C38D87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	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 #C38D87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c38d87; }
.text { color: #c38d87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c38d87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 141 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c38d87, #c3ab87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C38D87 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C38D87?: #C38D87 is a light, desaturated red known as Grand Sunset. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Grand Sunset?: The RGB value is 195, 141, 135: 195 red, 141 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Grand Sunset?: The complementary color is #87BDC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C38D87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.