What color is #C38D90?

#C38D90 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 #C38D90?

The RGB value is 195, 141, 144: 195 red, 141 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C38D90?

The complementary color is #8DC3C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C38D90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C38D90 color

#C38D90 rgb(195, 141, 144)

Shades of red

The hex color #C38D90 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 55.3% green and 56.5% blue (195, 141, 144).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 31% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 26% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#C38D90 color codes

HEX	`#C38D90`
RGB	`rgb(195, 141, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 55.3%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 31%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 28%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 26%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.89, 20.94, 6.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.89, 21.94, 17.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.065, 32.667, 30.733)`
Decimal	`12815760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C38D90, 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 #C38D90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C38D90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #C38D90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c38d90; }
.text { color: #c38d90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c38d90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 141 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c38d90, #c3a58d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C38D90?: #C38D90 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 #C38D90?: The RGB value is 195, 141, 144: 195 red, 141 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C38D90?: The complementary color is #8DC3C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C38D90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.