What color is #C18F94?

#C18F94 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 #C18F94?

The RGB value is 193, 143, 148: 193 red, 143 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C18F94?

The complementary color is #8FC1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C18F94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C18F94 color

#C18F94 rgb(193, 143, 148)

Shades of red

The hex color #C18F94 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 56.1% green and 58% blue (193, 143, 148).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 29% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 23% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#C18F94 color codes

HEX	`#C18F94`
RGB	`rgb(193, 143, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 56.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 29%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 26%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 23%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.26, 19.66, 4.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.26, 20.24, 13.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.161, 33.122, 32.447)`
Decimal	`12685204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C18F94, 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 #C18F94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C18F94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #C18F94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c18f94; }
.text { color: #c18f94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c18f94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 143 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c18f94, #c1a38f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C18F94?: #C18F94 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 #C18F94?: The RGB value is 193, 143, 148: 193 red, 143 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C18F94?: The complementary color is #8FC1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C18F94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.