What color is #C06A86?

#C06A86 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C06A86?

The RGB value is 192, 106, 134: 192 red, 106 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C06A86?

The complementary color is #6AC0A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C06A86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C06A86 color

#C06A86 rgb(192, 106, 134)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C06A86 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 41.6% green and 52.5% blue (192, 106, 134).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 41% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 30% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Malevolent Mauve (#BB6688), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#C06A86 color codes

HEX	`#C06A86`
RGB	`rgb(192, 106, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 41.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 41%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 45%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 30%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.32, 37.5, -0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.32, 37.5, 359.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.196, 23.238, 25.392)`
Decimal	`12610182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C06A86, 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 #C06A86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C06A86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #C06A86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c06a86; }
.text { color: #c06a86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c06a86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 106 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c06a86, #c0796a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #C06A86?: #C06A86 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C06A86?: The RGB value is 192, 106, 134: 192 red, 106 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C06A86?: The complementary color is #6AC0A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C06A86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.