What color is #C4898E?

#C4898E is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4898E?

The RGB value is 196, 137, 142: 196 red, 137 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4898E?

The complementary color is #89C4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4898E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4898E color

#C4898E rgb(196, 137, 142)

Shades of red

The hex color #C4898E is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 53.7% green and 55.7% blue (196, 137, 142).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 33% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 28% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#C4898E color codes

HEX	`#C4898E`
RGB	`rgb(196, 137, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 53.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 33%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 30%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 28%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63, 23.24, 6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63, 24.11, 15.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.594, 31.582, 29.754)`
Decimal	`12880270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4898E, 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 #C4898E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4898E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #C4898E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4898e; }
.text { color: #c4898e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4898e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 137 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4898e, #c4a289); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C4898E?: #C4898E is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4898E?: The RGB value is 196, 137, 142: 196 red, 137 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4898E?: The complementary color is #89C4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4898E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.