What color is #C1808C?

#C1808C 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 #C1808C?

The RGB value is 193, 128, 140: 193 red, 128 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1808C?

The complementary color is #80C1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1808C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1808C color

#C1808C rgb(193, 128, 140)

Shades of red

The hex color #C1808C is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 50.2% green and 54.9% blue (193, 128, 140).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 34% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 27% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#C1808C color codes

HEX	`#C1808C`
RGB	`rgb(193, 128, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 50.2%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 34%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 34%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 27%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.49, 26.78, 3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.49, 27.06, 8.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.446, 28.671, 28.526)`
Decimal	`12681356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1808C, 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 #C1808C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C1808C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	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 #C1808C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1808c; }
.text { color: #c1808c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1808c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 128 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1808c, #c19480); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #C1808C?: #C1808C 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 #C1808C?: The RGB value is 193, 128, 140: 193 red, 128 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1808C?: The complementary color is #80C1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1808C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.