What color is #C496A0?

#C496A0 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 #C496A0?

The RGB value is 196, 150, 160: 196 red, 150 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C496A0?

The complementary color is #96C4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C496A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C496A0 color

#C496A0 rgb(196, 150, 160)

Shades of red

The hex color #C496A0 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 58.8% green and 62.7% blue (196, 150, 160).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 28% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 18% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#C496A0 color codes

HEX	`#C496A0`
RGB	`rgb(196, 150, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 58.8%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 28%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 23%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 18%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.59, 18.77, 1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.59, 18.82, 4.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.017, 36.088, 38.109)`
Decimal	`12883616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C496A0, 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 #C496A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C496A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	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 #C496A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c496a0; }
.text { color: #c496a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c496a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 150 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c496a0, #c4a396); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C496A0?: #C496A0 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 #C496A0?: The RGB value is 196, 150, 160: 196 red, 150 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C496A0?: The complementary color is #96C4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C496A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.