What color is #C08997?

#C08997 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 #C08997?

The RGB value is 192, 137, 151: 192 red, 137 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C08997?

The complementary color is #89C0B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C08997?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C08997 color

#C08997 rgb(192, 137, 151)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C08997 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 53.7% green and 59.2% blue (192, 137, 151).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 30% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 21% 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 7.27:1).

#C08997 color codes

HEX	`#C08997`
RGB	`rgb(192, 137, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 53.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 30%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 21%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.79, 23.06, 0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.79, 23.08, 2.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.27, 31.334, 33.41)`
Decimal	`12618135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C08997, 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 #C08997	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C08997 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #C08997 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c08997; }
.text { color: #c08997; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c08997; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 137 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c08997, #c09689); }

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Questions

What color is #C08997?: #C08997 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 #C08997?: The RGB value is 192, 137, 151: 192 red, 137 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C08997?: The complementary color is #89C0B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C08997?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.