What color is #C08995?

#C08995 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C08995?

The RGB value is 192, 137, 149: 192 red, 137 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C08995?

The complementary color is #89C0B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C08995?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C08995 color

#C08995 rgb(192, 137, 149)

Shades of red

The hex color #C08995 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 53.7% green and 58.4% blue (192, 137, 149).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 30% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 22% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#C08995 color codes

HEX	`#C08995`
RGB	`rgb(192, 137, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 53.7%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 30%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 22%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.73, 22.76, 2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.73, 22.84, 5.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.109, 31.27, 32.562)`
Decimal	`12618133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C08995, 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 #C08995	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C08995 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #C08995 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c08995; }
.text { color: #c08995; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c08995; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 137 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c08995, #c09889); }

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Questions

What color is #C08995?: #C08995 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C08995?: The RGB value is 192, 137, 149: 192 red, 137 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C08995?: The complementary color is #89C0B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C08995?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.