What color is #C08380?

#C08380 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C08380?

The RGB value is 192, 131, 128: 192 red, 131 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C08380?

The complementary color is #80BDC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C08380?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C08380 color

#C08380 rgb(192, 131, 128)

Shades of red

The hex color #C08380 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 51.4% green and 50.2% blue (192, 131, 128).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 34% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 33% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#C08380 color codes

HEX	`#C08380`
RGB	`rgb(192, 131, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 51.4%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 34%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 33%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 33%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.78, 23.12, 11.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.78, 25.67, 25.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.752, 29, 24.238)`
Decimal	`12616576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C08380, 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 #C08380	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C08380 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #C08380 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c08380; }
.text { color: #c08380; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c08380; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 131 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c08380, #c0a380); }

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Questions

What color is #C08380?: #C08380 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C08380?: The RGB value is 192, 131, 128: 192 red, 131 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C08380?: The complementary color is #80BDC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C08380?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.