What color is #C48885?

#C48885 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 #C48885?

The RGB value is 196, 136, 133: 196 red, 136 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C48885?

The complementary color is #85C1C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C48885?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C48885 color

#C48885 rgb(196, 136, 133)

Shades of red

The hex color #C48885 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 53.3% green and 52.2% blue (196, 136, 133).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 35% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 32% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Grand Sunset (#C38D87), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#C48885 color codes

HEX	`#C48885`
RGB	`rgb(196, 136, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 53.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 35%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 32%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 32%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.54, 22.57, 10.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.54, 25.05, 25.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.804, 31.04, 26.291)`
Decimal	`12880005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C48885, 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 #C48885	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C48885 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #C48885 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c48885; }
.text { color: #c48885; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c48885; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 136 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c48885, #c4a785); }

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Questions

What color is #C48885?: #C48885 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 #C48885?: The RGB value is 196, 136, 133: 196 red, 136 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C48885?: The complementary color is #85C1C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C48885?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.