What color is #C18188?

#C18188 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C18188?

The RGB value is 193, 129, 136: 193 red, 129 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C18188?

The complementary color is #81C1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C18188?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C18188 color

#C18188 rgb(193, 129, 136)

Shades of red

The hex color #C18188 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 50.6% green and 53.3% blue (193, 129, 136).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 34% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 30% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#C18188 color codes

HEX	`#C18188`
RGB	`rgb(193, 129, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 50.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 34%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 33%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 30%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.62, 25.67, 6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.62, 26.46, 13.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.287, 28.818, 27.044)`
Decimal	`12681608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C18188, 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 #C18188	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C18188 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #C18188 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c18188; }
.text { color: #c18188; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c18188; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 129 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c18188, #c19a81); }

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Questions

What color is #C18188?: #C18188 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C18188?: The RGB value is 193, 129, 136: 193 red, 129 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C18188?: The complementary color is #81C1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C18188?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.