What color is #C48696?

#C48696 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C48696?

The RGB value is 196, 134, 150: 196 red, 134 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C48696?

The complementary color is #86C4B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C48696?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C48696 color

#C48696 rgb(196, 134, 150)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C48696 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 52.5% green and 58.8% blue (196, 134, 150).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 34% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 23% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#C48696 color codes

HEX	`#C48696`
RGB	`rgb(196, 134, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 52.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 34%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 32%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 23%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.5, 26.05, 1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.5, 26.08, 2.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.796, 30.99, 32.892)`
Decimal	`12879510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C48696, 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 #C48696	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C48696 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #C48696 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c48696; }
.text { color: #c48696; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c48696; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 134 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c48696, #c49586); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C48696?: #C48696 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C48696?: The RGB value is 196, 134, 150: 196 red, 134 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C48696?: The complementary color is #86C4B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C48696?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.