What color is #C87689?

#C87689 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color First Love. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C87689?

The RGB value is 200, 118, 137: 200 red, 118 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C87689?

The complementary color is #76C8B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C87689?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C87689 color

#C87689 rgb(200, 118, 137)

Shades of red

The hex color #C87689 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 46.3% green and 53.7% blue (200, 118, 137).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 43% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 32% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is First Love (#CF758A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#C87689 color codes

HEX	`#C87689`
RGB	`rgb(200, 118, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 46.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 43%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 41%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 32%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.02, 34.4, 3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.02, 34.59, 5.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.814, 27.045, 27.049)`
Decimal	`13137545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C87689, 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 #C87689	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C87689 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	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 #C87689 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c87689; }
.text { color: #c87689; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c87689; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 118 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c87689, #c88c76); }

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Questions

What color is #C87689?: #C87689 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color First Love. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C87689?: The RGB value is 200, 118, 137: 200 red, 118 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C87689?: The complementary color is #76C8B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C87689?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.