What color is #C6908B?

#C6908B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Sunset. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6908B?

The RGB value is 198, 144, 139: 198 red, 144 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6908B?

The complementary color is #8BC1C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6908B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6908B color

#C6908B rgb(198, 144, 139)

Shades of red

The hex color #C6908B is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 56.5% green and 54.5% blue (198, 144, 139).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 34% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 30% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Grand Sunset (#C38D87), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#C6908B color codes

HEX	`#C6908B`
RGB	`rgb(198, 144, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 56.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 34%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 30%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 30%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.82, 19.74, 10.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.82, 22.47, 28.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.923, 33.819, 28.951)`
Decimal	`13013131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6908B, 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 #C6908B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6908B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #C6908B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6908b; }
.text { color: #c6908b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6908b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 144 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6908b, #c6ae8b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C6908B?: #C6908B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Sunset. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6908B?: The RGB value is 198, 144, 139: 198 red, 144 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6908B?: The complementary color is #8BC1C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6908B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.