What color is #C28E9B?

#C28E9B 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 #C28E9B?

The RGB value is 194, 142, 155: 194 red, 142 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C28E9B?

The complementary color is #8EC2B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C28E9B?

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.

#C28E9B color

#C28E9B rgb(194, 142, 155)

Shades of red

The hex color #C28E9B is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 55.7% green and 60.8% blue (194, 142, 155).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 30% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 20% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#C28E9B color codes

HEX	`#C28E9B`
RGB	`rgb(194, 142, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 55.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 30%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 27%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 20%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.31, 21.66, 0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.31, 21.68, 2.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.838, 33.184, 35.416)`
Decimal	`12750491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C28E9B, 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 #C28E9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C28E9B 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 #C28E9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c28e9b; }
.text { color: #c28e9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c28e9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 142 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c28e9b, #c29b8e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C28E9B?: #C28E9B 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 #C28E9B?: The RGB value is 194, 142, 155: 194 red, 142 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C28E9B?: The complementary color is #8EC2B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C28E9B?: 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.