What color is #C39B98?

#C39B98 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C39B98?

The RGB value is 195, 155, 152: 195 red, 155 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C39B98?

The complementary color is #98C0C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C39B98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C39B98 color

#C39B98 rgb(195, 155, 152)

Shades of red

The hex color #C39B98 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 60.8% green and 59.6% blue (195, 155, 152).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 26% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 22% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#C39B98 color codes

HEX	`#C39B98`
RGB	`rgb(195, 155, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 60.8%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 26%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 22%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 22%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.51, 14.4, 7.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.51, 16.12, 26.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.895, 37.313, 34.8)`
Decimal	`12819352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C39B98, 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 #C39B98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C39B98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #C39B98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c39b98; }
.text { color: #c39b98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c39b98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 155 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c39b98, #c3b098); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #C39B98?: #C39B98 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C39B98?: The RGB value is 195, 155, 152: 195 red, 155 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C39B98?: The complementary color is #98C0C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C39B98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.