What color is #C38B94?

#C38B94 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C38B94?

The RGB value is 195, 139, 148: 195 red, 139 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C38B94?

The complementary color is #8BC3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C38B94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C38B94 color

#C38B94 rgb(195, 139, 148)

Shades of red

The hex color #C38B94 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 54.5% green and 58% blue (195, 139, 148).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 32% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 24% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#C38B94 color codes

HEX	`#C38B94`
RGB	`rgb(195, 139, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 54.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 32%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 29%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 24%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.51, 22.63, 3.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.51, 22.93, 9.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.084, 32.207, 32.275)`
Decimal	`12815252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C38B94, 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 #C38B94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C38B94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	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 #C38B94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c38b94; }
.text { color: #c38b94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c38b94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 139 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c38b94, #c39e8b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C38B94?: #C38B94 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C38B94?: The RGB value is 195, 139, 148: 195 red, 139 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C38B94?: The complementary color is #8BC3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C38B94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.