What color is #C38C96?

#C38C96 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 #C38C96?

The RGB value is 195, 140, 150: 195 red, 140 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C38C96?

The complementary color is #8CC3B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C38C96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C38C96 color

#C38C96 rgb(195, 140, 150)

Shades of red

The hex color #C38C96 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 54.9% green and 58.8% blue (195, 140, 150).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 31% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 23% 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 7.51:1).

#C38C96 color codes

HEX	`#C38C96`
RGB	`rgb(195, 140, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 54.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 31%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 28%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 23%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.8, 22.37, 3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.8, 22.58, 7.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.389, 32.562, 33.164)`
Decimal	`12815510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C38C96, 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 #C38C96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C38C96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	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 #C38C96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c38c96; }
.text { color: #c38c96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c38c96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 140 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c38c96, #c39e8c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C38C96?: #C38C96 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 #C38C96?: The RGB value is 195, 140, 150: 195 red, 140 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C38C96?: The complementary color is #8CC3B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C38C96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.