What color is #C5898F?

#C5898F 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 #C5898F?

The RGB value is 197, 137, 143: 197 red, 137 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5898F?

The complementary color is #89C5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5898F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5898F color

#C5898F rgb(197, 137, 143)

Shades of red

The hex color #C5898F is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 53.7% green and 56.1% blue (197, 137, 143).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 34% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 27% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#C5898F color codes

HEX	`#C5898F`
RGB	`rgb(197, 137, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 53.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 34%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 30%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 27%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.13, 23.76, 6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.13, 24.52, 14.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.93, 31.747, 30.164)`
Decimal	`12945807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5898F, 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 #C5898F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5898F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #C5898F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5898f; }
.text { color: #c5898f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5898f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 137 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5898f, #c5a189); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C5898F?: #C5898F 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 #C5898F?: The RGB value is 197, 137, 143: 197 red, 137 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5898F?: The complementary color is #89C5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5898F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.