What color is #C88078?

#C88078 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bite My Tongue. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C88078?

The RGB value is 200, 128, 120: 200 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C88078?

The complementary color is #78C0C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C88078?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C88078 color

#C88078 rgb(200, 128, 120)

Shades of red

The hex color #C88078 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 50.2% green and 47.1% blue (200, 128, 120).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 42% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 40% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Bite My Tongue (#D47D72), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#C88078 color codes

HEX	`#C88078`
RGB	`rgb(200, 128, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 50.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 42%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 40%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 40%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.85, 26.9, 15.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.85, 31.28, 30.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.93, 29.076, 21.538)`
Decimal	`13140088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C88078, 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 #C88078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C88078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #C88078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c88078; }
.text { color: #c88078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c88078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 128 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c88078, #c8a878); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C88078?: #C88078 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Bite My Tongue. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C88078?: The RGB value is 200, 128, 120: 200 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C88078?: The complementary color is #78C0C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C88078?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.