What color is #C68291?

#C68291 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Devilish Diva. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C68291?

The RGB value is 198, 130, 145: 198 red, 130 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C68291?

The complementary color is #82C6B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C68291?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C68291 color

#C68291 rgb(198, 130, 145)

Shades of red

The hex color #C68291 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 51% green and 56.9% blue (198, 130, 145).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 37% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 27% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Devilish Diva (#CE7790), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#C68291 color codes

HEX	`#C68291`
RGB	`rgb(198, 130, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 51%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 37%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 34%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 27%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.67, 28.26, 2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.67, 28.4, 5.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.383, 30.018, 30.66)`
Decimal	`13009553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C68291, 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 #C68291	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C68291 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	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 #C68291 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c68291; }
.text { color: #c68291; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c68291; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 130 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c68291, #c69582); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #C68291?: #C68291 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Devilish Diva. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C68291?: The RGB value is 198, 130, 145: 198 red, 130 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C68291?: The complementary color is #82C6B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C68291?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.