What color is #C09099?

#C09099 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 #C09099?

The RGB value is 192, 144, 153: 192 red, 144 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C09099?

The complementary color is #90C0B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C09099?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C09099 color

#C09099 rgb(192, 144, 153)

Shades of red

The hex color #C09099 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 56.5% green and 60% blue (192, 144, 153).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 28% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 20% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#C09099 color codes

HEX	`#C09099`
RGB	`rgb(192, 144, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 56.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 28%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 25%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 20%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.53, 19.49, 2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.53, 19.63, 6.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.462, 33.455, 34.615)`
Decimal	`12619929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C09099, 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 #C09099	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C09099 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #C09099 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c09099; }
.text { color: #c09099; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c09099; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 144 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c09099, #c09f90); }

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Questions

What color is #C09099?: #C09099 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 #C09099?: The RGB value is 192, 144, 153: 192 red, 144 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C09099?: The complementary color is #90C0B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C09099?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.