What color is #C48C80?

#C48C80 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Whisky. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C48C80?

The RGB value is 196, 140, 128: 196 red, 140 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C48C80?

The complementary color is #80B8C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C48C80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C48C80 color

#C48C80 rgb(196, 140, 128)

Shades of red

The hex color #C48C80 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 54.9% green and 50.2% blue (196, 140, 128).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 37% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 35% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Whisky (#C2877B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#C48C80 color codes

HEX	`#C48C80`
RGB	`rgb(196, 140, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 54.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 37%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 35%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 35%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.39, 19.72, 14.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.39, 24.7, 37.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.04, 32.053, 24.706)`
Decimal	`12881024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C48C80, 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 #C48C80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C48C80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #C48C80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c48c80; }
.text { color: #c48c80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c48c80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 140 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c48c80, #c4ae80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C48C80?: #C48C80 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Whisky. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C48C80?: The RGB value is 196, 140, 128: 196 red, 140 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C48C80?: The complementary color is #80B8C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C48C80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.