What color is #C3988B?

#C3988B is a light, desaturated red known as Muddy Mire. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Muddy Mire?

The RGB value is 195, 152, 139: 195 red, 152 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Muddy Mire?

The complementary color is #8BB6C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3988B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Muddy Mire color: hex code #C3988B

#C3988B rgb(195, 152, 139)

Shades of orange

Muddy Mire has the hex code #C3988B. It is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 59.6% green and 54.5% blue (195, 152, 139).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 32% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 29% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

Muddy Mire (#C3988B) color codes

HEX	`#C3988B`
RGB	`rgb(195, 152, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 59.6%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 32%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 29%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 29%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.46, 14.17, 13.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.46, 19.24, 42.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.395, 35.924, 29.333)`
Decimal	`12818571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Muddy Mire, 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 #C3988B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3988B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #C3988B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3988b; }
.text { color: #c3988b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3988b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 152 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3988b, #c3b48b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

See #C3988B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C3988B?: #C3988B is a light, desaturated red known as Muddy Mire. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Muddy Mire?: The RGB value is 195, 152, 139: 195 red, 152 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Muddy Mire?: The complementary color is #8BB6C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3988B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.