What color is #C09CA2?

#C09CA2 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C09CA2?

The RGB value is 192, 156, 162: 192 red, 156 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C09CA2?

The complementary color is #9CC0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C09CA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C09CA2 color

#C09CA2 rgb(192, 156, 162)

Shades of red

The hex color #C09CA2 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 61.2% green and 63.5% blue (192, 156, 162).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 22% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#C09CA2 color codes

HEX	`#C09CA2`
RGB	`rgb(192, 156, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 61.2%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 22%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 16%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.72, 14.3, 1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.72, 14.42, 7.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.148, 37.593, 39.317)`
Decimal	`12623010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C09CA2, 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 #C09CA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C09CA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #C09CA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c09ca2; }
.text { color: #c09ca2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c09ca2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 156 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c09ca2, #c0a89c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C09CA2?: #C09CA2 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C09CA2?: The RGB value is 192, 156, 162: 192 red, 156 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C09CA2?: The complementary color is #9CC0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C09CA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.