What color is #C18794?

#C18794 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 #C18794?

The RGB value is 193, 135, 148: 193 red, 135 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C18794?

The complementary color is #87C1B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C18794?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C18794 color

#C18794 rgb(193, 135, 148)

Shades of red

The hex color #C18794 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 52.9% green and 58% blue (193, 135, 148).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 32% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 23% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#C18794 color codes

HEX	`#C18794`
RGB	`rgb(193, 135, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 52.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 32%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 30%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 23%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.34, 24.08, 2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.34, 24.17, 4.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.002, 30.806, 32.061)`
Decimal	`12683156`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C18794, 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 #C18794	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C18794 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	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 #C18794 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c18794; }
.text { color: #c18794; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c18794; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 135 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c18794, #c19787); }

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Questions

What color is #C18794?: #C18794 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 #C18794?: The RGB value is 193, 135, 148: 193 red, 135 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C18794?: The complementary color is #87C1B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C18794?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.