What color is #C6838F?

#C6838F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color I Love You Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6838F?

The RGB value is 198, 131, 143: 198 red, 131 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6838F?

The complementary color is #83C6BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6838F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6838F color

#C6838F rgb(198, 131, 143)

Shades of red

The hex color #C6838F is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 51.4% green and 56.1% blue (198, 131, 143).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 37% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 28% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is I Love You Pink (#D97D8F), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#C6838F color codes

HEX	`#C6838F`
RGB	`rgb(198, 131, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 51.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 37%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 34%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 28%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.85, 27.43, 4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.85, 27.75, 8.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.364, 30.224, 29.9)`
Decimal	`13009807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6838F, 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 #C6838F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6838F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	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 #C6838F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6838f; }
.text { color: #c6838f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6838f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 131 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6838f, #c69883); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C6838F?: #C6838F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color I Love You Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6838F?: The RGB value is 198, 131, 143: 198 red, 131 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6838F?: The complementary color is #83C6BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6838F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.