What color is #C18C9F?

#C18C9F is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinch Me. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C18C9F?

The RGB value is 193, 140, 159: 193 red, 140 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C18C9F?

The complementary color is #8CC1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C18C9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C18C9F color

#C18C9F rgb(193, 140, 159)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C18C9F is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 54.9% green and 62.4% blue (193, 140, 159).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 30% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 18% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pinch Me (#C88CA4), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#C18C9F color codes

HEX	`#C18C9F`
RGB	`rgb(193, 140, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 54.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 30%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 27%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 18%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.83, 23.02, -2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.83, 23.12, 354.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.629, 32.599, 37.104)`
Decimal	`12684447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C18C9F, 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 #C18C9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C18C9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #C18C9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c18c9f; }
.text { color: #c18c9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c18c9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 140 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c18c9f, #c1948c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C18C9F?: #C18C9F is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinch Me. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C18C9F?: The RGB value is 193, 140, 159: 193 red, 140 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C18C9F?: The complementary color is #8CC1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C18C9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.