What color is #C8939E?

#C8939E 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 #C8939E?

The RGB value is 200, 147, 158: 200 red, 147 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8939E?

The complementary color is #93C8BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8939E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8939E color

#C8939E rgb(200, 147, 158)

Shades of red

The hex color #C8939E is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 57.6% green and 62% blue (200, 147, 158).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 33% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 21% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#C8939E color codes

HEX	`#C8939E`
RGB	`rgb(200, 147, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 57.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 33%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 27%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 21%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.23, 21.59, 2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.23, 21.69, 5.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.425, 35.617, 37.087)`
Decimal	`13144990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8939E, 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 #C8939E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8939E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #C8939E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8939e; }
.text { color: #c8939e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8939e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 147 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8939e, #c8a293); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C8939E?: #C8939E 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 #C8939E?: The RGB value is 200, 147, 158: 200 red, 147 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8939E?: The complementary color is #93C8BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8939E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.