What color is #C1868A?

#C1868A 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 #C1868A?

The RGB value is 193, 134, 138: 193 red, 134 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1868A?

The complementary color is #86C1BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1868A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1868A color

#C1868A rgb(193, 134, 138)

Shades of red

The hex color #C1868A is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 52.5% green and 54.1% blue (193, 134, 138).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 32% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 28% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#C1868A color codes

HEX	`#C1868A`
RGB	`rgb(193, 134, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 52.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 32%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 31%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 28%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.85, 23.19, 7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.85, 24.23, 16.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.106, 30.225, 28.025)`
Decimal	`12682890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1868A, 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 #C1868A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1868A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	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 #C1868A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1868a; }
.text { color: #c1868a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1868a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 134 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1868a, #c1a086); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C1868A?: #C1868A 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 #C1868A?: The RGB value is 193, 134, 138: 193 red, 134 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1868A?: The complementary color is #86C1BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1868A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.