What color is #C67988?

#C67988 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color First Love. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C67988?

The RGB value is 198, 121, 136: 198 red, 121 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C67988?

The complementary color is #79C6B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C67988?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C67988 color

#C67988 rgb(198, 121, 136)

Shades of red

The hex color #C67988 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 47.5% green and 53.3% blue (198, 121, 136).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 40% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 31% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is First Love (#CF758A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#C67988 color codes

HEX	`#C67988`
RGB	`rgb(198, 121, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 47.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 40%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 39%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 31%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.4, 31.92, 4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.4, 32.27, 8.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.571, 27.461, 26.767)`
Decimal	`13007240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C67988, 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 #C67988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C67988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	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 #C67988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c67988; }
.text { color: #c67988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c67988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 121 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c67988, #c69179); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #C67988?: #C67988 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color First Love. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C67988?: The RGB value is 198, 121, 136: 198 red, 121 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C67988?: The complementary color is #79C6B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C67988?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.