What color is #C89494?

#C89494 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C89494?

The RGB value is 200, 148, 148: 200 red, 148 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C89494?

The complementary color is #94C8C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C89494?

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.

#C89494 color

#C89494 rgb(200, 148, 148)

Shades of red

The hex color #C89494 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 58% green and 58% blue (200, 148, 148).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 32% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 26% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#C89494 color codes

HEX	`#C89494`
RGB	`rgb(200, 148, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 58%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 32%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 26%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 26%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.21, 19.56, 7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.21, 21.02, 21.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.755, 35.599, 32.789)`
Decimal	`13145236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C89494, 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 #C89494	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C89494 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 #C89494 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c89494; }
.text { color: #c89494; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c89494; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 148 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c89494, #c8ae94); }

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Questions

What color is #C89494?: #C89494 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C89494?: The RGB value is 200, 148, 148: 200 red, 148 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C89494?: The complementary color is #94C8C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C89494?: 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.