What color is #C8989E?

#C8989E 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 #C8989E?

The RGB value is 200, 152, 158: 200 red, 152 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8989E?

The complementary color is #98C8C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8989E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8989E color

#C8989E rgb(200, 152, 158)

Shades of red

The hex color #C8989E is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 59.6% green and 62% blue (200, 152, 158).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 30% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 21% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#C8989E color codes

HEX	`#C8989E`
RGB	`rgb(200, 152, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 59.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 30%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 24%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 21%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.43, 18.85, 3.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.43, 19.23, 11.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.22, 37.206, 37.351)`
Decimal	`13146270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8989E, 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 #C8989E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8989E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #C8989E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8989e; }
.text { color: #c8989e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8989e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 152 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8989e, #c8aa98); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C8989E?: #C8989E 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 #C8989E?: The RGB value is 200, 152, 158: 200 red, 152 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8989E?: The complementary color is #98C8C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8989E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.