What color is #C0948B?

#C0948B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0948B?

The RGB value is 192, 148, 139: 192 red, 148 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0948B?

The complementary color is #8BB7C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0948B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0948B color

#C0948B rgb(192, 148, 139)

Shades of red

The hex color #C0948B is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 58% green and 54.5% blue (192, 148, 139).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 30% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 28% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#C0948B color codes

HEX	`#C0948B`
RGB	`rgb(192, 148, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 58%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 30%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 28%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.16, 15.21, 11.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.16, 18.85, 36.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.989, 34.252, 29.084)`
Decimal	`12620939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0948B, 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 #C0948B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0948B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #C0948B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0948b; }
.text { color: #c0948b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0948b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 148 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0948b, #c0ae8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C0948B?: #C0948B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0948B?: The RGB value is 192, 148, 139: 192 red, 148 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0948B?: The complementary color is #8BB7C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0948B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.