What color is #C48188?

#C48188 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C48188?

The RGB value is 196, 129, 136: 196 red, 129 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C48188?

The complementary color is #81C4BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C48188?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C48188 color

#C48188 rgb(196, 129, 136)

Shades of red

The hex color #C48188 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 50.6% green and 53.3% blue (196, 129, 136).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 36% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 31% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#C48188 color codes

HEX	`#C48188`
RGB	`rgb(196, 129, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 50.6%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 36%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 34%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 31%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.97, 26.81, 6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.97, 27.69, 14.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.06, 29.216, 27.08)`
Decimal	`12878216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C48188, 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 #C48188	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C48188 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	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 #C48188 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c48188; }
.text { color: #c48188; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c48188; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 129 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c48188, #c49b81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C48188?: #C48188 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C48188?: The RGB value is 196, 129, 136: 196 red, 129 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C48188?: The complementary color is #81C4BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C48188?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.