What color is #C09BA4?

#C09BA4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C09BA4?

The RGB value is 192, 155, 164: 192 red, 155 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C09BA4?

The complementary color is #9BC0B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C09BA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C09BA4 color

#C09BA4 rgb(192, 155, 164)

Shades of red

The hex color #C09BA4 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 60.8% green and 64.3% blue (192, 155, 164).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

#C09BA4 color codes

HEX	`#C09BA4`
RGB	`rgb(192, 155, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 60.8%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 15%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.52, 15.17, 0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.52, 15.18, 1.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.16, 37.331, 40.205)`
Decimal	`12622756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C09BA4, 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 #C09BA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C09BA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	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 #C09BA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c09ba4; }
.text { color: #c09ba4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c09ba4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 155 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c09ba4, #c0a49b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C09BA4?: #C09BA4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C09BA4?: The RGB value is 192, 155, 164: 192 red, 155 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C09BA4?: The complementary color is #9BC0B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C09BA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.