What color is #C88482?

#C88482 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 #C88482?

The RGB value is 200, 132, 130: 200 red, 132 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C88482?

The complementary color is #82C6C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C88482?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C88482 color

#C88482 rgb(200, 132, 130)

Shades of red

The hex color #C88482 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 51.8% green and 51% blue (200, 132, 130).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 39% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 35% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#C88482 color codes

HEX	`#C88482`
RGB	`rgb(200, 132, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 51.8%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 39%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 35%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 35%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.99, 25.92, 11.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.99, 28.51, 24.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.101, 30.396, 25.08)`
Decimal	`13141122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C88482, 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 #C88482	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C88482 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	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 #C88482 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c88482; }
.text { color: #c88482; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c88482; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 132 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c88482, #c8a782); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C88482?: #C88482 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 #C88482?: The RGB value is 200, 132, 130: 200 red, 132 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C88482?: The complementary color is #82C6C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C88482?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.