What color is #C39989?

#C39989 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C39989?

The RGB value is 195, 153, 137: 195 red, 153 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C39989?

The complementary color is #89B3C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C39989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C39989 color

#C39989 rgb(195, 153, 137)

Shades of brown

The hex color #C39989 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 60% green and 53.7% blue (195, 153, 137).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 33% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 30% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#C39989 color codes

HEX	`#C39989`
RGB	`rgb(195, 153, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 60%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 33%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 30%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 30%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.67, 13.35, 14.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.67, 19.64, 47.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.413, 36.193, 28.625)`
Decimal	`12818825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C39989, 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 #C39989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C39989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #C39989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c39989; }
.text { color: #c39989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c39989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 153 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c39989, #c3b689); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #C39989?: #C39989 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C39989?: The RGB value is 195, 153, 137: 195 red, 153 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C39989?: The complementary color is #89B3C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C39989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.