What color is #C68D98?

#C68D98 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 #C68D98?

The RGB value is 198, 141, 152: 198 red, 141 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C68D98?

The complementary color is #8DC6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C68D98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C68D98 color

#C68D98 rgb(198, 141, 152)

Shades of red

The hex color #C68D98 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 55.3% green and 59.6% blue (198, 141, 152).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 33% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 23% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#C68D98 color codes

HEX	`#C68D98`
RGB	`rgb(198, 141, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 55.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 33%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 29%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 23%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.42, 23.24, 2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.42, 23.41, 6.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.482, 33.325, 34.105)`
Decimal	`13012376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C68D98, 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 #C68D98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C68D98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #C68D98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c68d98; }
.text { color: #c68d98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c68d98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 141 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c68d98, #c69f8d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C68D98?: #C68D98 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 #C68D98?: The RGB value is 198, 141, 152: 198 red, 141 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C68D98?: The complementary color is #8DC6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C68D98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.