What color is #C09992?

#C09992 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C09992?

The RGB value is 192, 153, 146: 192 red, 153 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C09992?

The complementary color is #92B9C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C09992?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C09992 color

#C09992 rgb(192, 153, 146)

Shades of red

The hex color #C09992 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 60% green and 57.3% blue (192, 153, 146).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 27% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 24% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Coca Mocha (#BD9D95), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#C09992 color codes

HEX	`#C09992`
RGB	`rgb(192, 153, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 60%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 27%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 24%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 24%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.57, 13.46, 9.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.57, 16.31, 34.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.318, 36.066, 32.132)`
Decimal	`12622226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C09992, 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 #C09992	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C09992 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #C09992 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c09992; }
.text { color: #c09992; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c09992; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 153 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c09992, #c0b092); }

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Questions

What color is #C09992?: #C09992 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C09992?: The RGB value is 192, 153, 146: 192 red, 153 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C09992?: The complementary color is #92B9C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C09992?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.