What color is #C18989?

#C18989 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Sunset. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C18989?

The RGB value is 193, 137, 137: 193 red, 137 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C18989?

The complementary color is #89C1C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C18989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C18989 color

#C18989 rgb(193, 137, 137)

Shades of red

The hex color #C18989 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 53.7% green and 53.7% blue (193, 137, 137).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 31% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 29% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Grand Sunset (#C38D87), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#C18989 color codes

HEX	`#C18989`
RGB	`rgb(193, 137, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 53.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 31%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 29%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 29%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.54, 21.4, 8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.54, 23.04, 21.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.454, 31.037, 27.785)`
Decimal	`12683657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C18989, 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 #C18989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C18989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #C18989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c18989; }
.text { color: #c18989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c18989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 137 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c18989, #c1a589); }

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Questions

What color is #C18989?: #C18989 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Sunset. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C18989?: The RGB value is 193, 137, 137: 193 red, 137 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C18989?: The complementary color is #89C1C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C18989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.