What color is #C08D93?

#C08D93 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C08D93?

The RGB value is 192, 141, 147: 192 red, 141 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C08D93?

The complementary color is #8DC0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C08D93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C08D93 color

#C08D93 rgb(192, 141, 147)

Shades of red

The hex color #C08D93 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 55.3% green and 57.6% blue (192, 141, 147).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 29% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 23% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#C08D93 color codes

HEX	`#C08D93`
RGB	`rgb(192, 141, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 55.3%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 29%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 27%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 23%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.64, 20.24, 4.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.64, 20.73, 12.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.53, 32.365, 31.921)`
Decimal	`12619155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C08D93, 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 #C08D93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C08D93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #C08D93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c08d93; }
.text { color: #c08d93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c08d93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 141 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c08d93, #c0a18d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C08D93?: #C08D93 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C08D93?: The RGB value is 192, 141, 147: 192 red, 141 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C08D93?: The complementary color is #8DC0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C08D93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.