What color is #C68480?

#C68480 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C68480?

The RGB value is 198, 132, 128: 198 red, 132 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C68480?

The complementary color is #80C2C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C68480?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C68480 color

#C68480 rgb(198, 132, 128)

Shades of red

The hex color #C68480 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 51.8% green and 50.2% blue (198, 132, 128).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 38% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 35% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#C68480 color codes

HEX	`#C68480`
RGB	`rgb(198, 132, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 51.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 38%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 35%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 35%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.71, 24.9, 12.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.71, 27.89, 26.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.438, 30.069, 24.355)`
Decimal	`13010048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C68480, 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 #C68480	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C68480 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	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 #C68480 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c68480; }
.text { color: #c68480; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c68480; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 132 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c68480, #c6a780); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C68480?: #C68480 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C68480?: The RGB value is 198, 132, 128: 198 red, 132 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C68480?: The complementary color is #80C2C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C68480?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.