What color is #C28B96?

#C28B96 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C28B96?

The RGB value is 194, 139, 150: 194 red, 139 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C28B96?

The complementary color is #8BC2B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C28B96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C28B96 color

#C28B96 rgb(194, 139, 150)

Shades of red

The hex color #C28B96 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 54.5% green and 58.8% blue (194, 139, 150).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 31% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 23% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#C28B96 color codes

HEX	`#C28B96`
RGB	`rgb(194, 139, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 54.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 31%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 28%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 23%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.46, 22.55, 2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.46, 22.69, 6.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.986, 32.139, 33.103)`
Decimal	`12749718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C28B96, 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 #C28B96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C28B96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #C28B96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c28b96; }
.text { color: #c28b96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c28b96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 139 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c28b96, #c29b8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C28B96?: #C28B96 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C28B96?: The RGB value is 194, 139, 150: 194 red, 139 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C28B96?: The complementary color is #8BC2B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C28B96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.