What color is #C88892?

#C88892 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 #C88892?

The RGB value is 200, 136, 146: 200 red, 136 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C88892?

The complementary color is #88C8BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C88892?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C88892 color

#C88892 rgb(200, 136, 146)

Shades of red

The hex color #C88892 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 53.3% green and 57.3% blue (200, 136, 146).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 37% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 27% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#C88892 color codes

HEX	`#C88892`
RGB	`rgb(200, 136, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 53.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 37%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 32%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 27%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.31, 25.86, 4.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.31, 26.28, 10.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.813, 31.965, 31.367)`
Decimal	`13142162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C88892, 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 #C88892	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C88892 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #C88892 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c88892; }
.text { color: #c88892; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c88892; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 136 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c88892, #c89e88); }

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Questions

What color is #C88892?: #C88892 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 #C88892?: The RGB value is 200, 136, 146: 200 red, 136 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C88892?: The complementary color is #88C8BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C88892?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.