What color is #C08395?

#C08395 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C08395?

The RGB value is 192, 131, 149: 192 red, 131 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C08395?

The complementary color is #83C0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C08395?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C08395 color

#C08395 rgb(192, 131, 149)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C08395 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 51.4% green and 58.4% blue (192, 131, 149).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 33% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 22% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#C08395 color codes

HEX	`#C08395`
RGB	`rgb(192, 131, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 51.4%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 33%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 32%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 22%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.32, 26.07, -0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.32, 26.07, 359.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.28, 29.611, 32.285)`
Decimal	`12616597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C08395, 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 #C08395	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C08395 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #C08395 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c08395; }
.text { color: #c08395; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c08395; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 131 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c08395, #c08f83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C08395?: #C08395 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C08395?: The RGB value is 192, 131, 149: 192 red, 131 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C08395?: The complementary color is #83C0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C08395?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.