What color is #C19094?

#C19094 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 #C19094?

The RGB value is 193, 144, 148: 193 red, 144 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C19094?

The complementary color is #90C1BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C19094?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C19094 color

#C19094 rgb(193, 144, 148)

Shades of red

The hex color #C19094 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 56.5% green and 58% blue (193, 144, 148).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 28% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 23% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#C19094 color codes

HEX	`#C19094`
RGB	`rgb(193, 144, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 56.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 28%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 25%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 23%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.5, 19.11, 5.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.5, 19.79, 15.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.311, 33.424, 32.497)`
Decimal	`12685460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C19094, 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 #C19094	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C19094 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #C19094 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c19094; }
.text { color: #c19094; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c19094; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 144 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c19094, #c1a490); }

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Questions

What color is #C19094?: #C19094 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 #C19094?: The RGB value is 193, 144, 148: 193 red, 144 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C19094?: The complementary color is #90C1BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C19094?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.