What color is #C1908D?

#C1908D 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 #C1908D?

The RGB value is 193, 144, 141: 193 red, 144 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1908D?

The complementary color is #8DBEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1908D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1908D color

#C1908D rgb(193, 144, 141)

Shades of red

The hex color #C1908D is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 56.5% green and 55.3% blue (193, 144, 141).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 30% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 27% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#C1908D color codes

HEX	`#C1908D`
RGB	`rgb(193, 144, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 56.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 30%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 27%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 27%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.33, 18.09, 8.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.33, 20.13, 26.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.774, 33.209, 29.667)`
Decimal	`12685453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1908D, 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 #C1908D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1908D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #C1908D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1908d; }
.text { color: #c1908d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1908d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 144 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1908d, #c1aa8d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C1908D?: #C1908D 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 #C1908D?: The RGB value is 193, 144, 141: 193 red, 144 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1908D?: The complementary color is #8DBEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1908D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.