What color is #C18A8F?

#C18A8F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C18A8F?

The RGB value is 193, 138, 143: 193 red, 138 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C18A8F?

The complementary color is #8AC1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C18A8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C18A8F color

#C18A8F rgb(193, 138, 143)

Shades of red

The hex color #C18A8F is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 54.1% green and 56.1% blue (193, 138, 143).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 31% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 26% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#C18A8F color codes

HEX	`#C18A8F`
RGB	`rgb(193, 138, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 54.1%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 31%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 28%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 26%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.93, 21.69, 5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.93, 22.43, 14.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.039, 31.5, 30.163)`
Decimal	`12683919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C18A8F, 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 #C18A8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C18A8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #C18A8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c18a8f; }
.text { color: #c18a8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c18a8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 138 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c18a8f, #c1a18a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C18A8F?: #C18A8F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C18A8F?: The RGB value is 193, 138, 143: 193 red, 138 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C18A8F?: The complementary color is #8AC1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C18A8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.