What color is #C89C96?

#C89C96 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C89C96?

The RGB value is 200, 156, 150: 200 red, 156 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C89C96?

The complementary color is #96C2C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C89C96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C89C96 color

#C89C96 rgb(200, 156, 150)

Shades of red

The hex color #C89C96 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 61.2% green and 58.8% blue (200, 156, 150).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 31% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 25% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Savoury Salmon (#D19C97), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#C89C96 color codes

HEX	`#C89C96`
RGB	`rgb(200, 156, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 61.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 31%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 25%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 25%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.21, 15.46, 9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.21, 18.11, 31.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.213, 38.26, 34.062)`
Decimal	`13147286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C89C96, 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 #C89C96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C89C96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #C89C96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c89c96; }
.text { color: #c89c96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c89c96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 156 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c89c96, #c8b596); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C89C96?: #C89C96 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C89C96?: The RGB value is 200, 156, 150: 200 red, 156 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C89C96?: The complementary color is #96C2C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C89C96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.