What color is #C3918A?

#C3918A is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Sunset. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3918A?

The RGB value is 195, 145, 138: 195 red, 145 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3918A?

The complementary color is #8ABCC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3918A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3918A color

#C3918A rgb(195, 145, 138)

Shades of red

The hex color #C3918A is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 56.9% green and 54.1% blue (195, 145, 138).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 32% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 29% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Grand Sunset (#C38D87), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#C3918A color codes

HEX	`#C3918A`
RGB	`rgb(195, 145, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 56.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 32%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 29%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 29%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.72, 17.89, 11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.72, 21.06, 31.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.219, 33.69, 28.582)`
Decimal	`12816778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3918A, 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 #C3918A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3918A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #C3918A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3918a; }
.text { color: #c3918a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3918a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 145 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3918a, #c3ad8a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C3918A?: #C3918A is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Sunset. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3918A?: The RGB value is 195, 145, 138: 195 red, 145 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3918A?: The complementary color is #8ABCC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3918A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.