What color is #C88690?

#C88690 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 #C88690?

The RGB value is 200, 134, 144: 200 red, 134 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C88690?

The complementary color is #86C8BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C88690?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C88690 color

#C88690 rgb(200, 134, 144)

Shades of red

The hex color #C88690 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 52.5% green and 56.5% blue (200, 134, 144).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 37% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 28% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#C88690 color codes

HEX	`#C88690`
RGB	`rgb(200, 134, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 52.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 37%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 33%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 28%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.8, 26.68, 5.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.8, 27.15, 10.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.38, 31.346, 30.462)`
Decimal	`13141648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C88690, 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 #C88690	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C88690 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #C88690 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c88690; }
.text { color: #c88690; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c88690; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 134 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c88690, #c89d86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C88690?: #C88690 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 #C88690?: The RGB value is 200, 134, 144: 200 red, 134 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C88690?: The complementary color is #86C8BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C88690?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.