What color is #C96E88?

#C96E88 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C96E88?

The RGB value is 201, 110, 136: 201 red, 110 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C96E88?

The complementary color is #6EC9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C96E88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C96E88 color

#C96E88 rgb(201, 110, 136)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C96E88 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 43.1% green and 53.3% blue (201, 110, 136).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 46% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 32% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Prehistoric Pink (#C3738D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#C96E88 color codes

HEX	`#C96E88`
RGB	`rgb(201, 110, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 43.1%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 46%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 45%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 32%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.41, 38.87, 1.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.41, 38.92, 2.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.109, 25.35, 26.384)`
Decimal	`13201032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C96E88, 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 #C96E88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C96E88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	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 #C96E88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c96e88; }
.text { color: #c96e88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c96e88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 110 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c96e88, #c9826e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C96E88?: #C96E88 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Prehistoric Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C96E88?: The RGB value is 201, 110, 136: 201 red, 110 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C96E88?: The complementary color is #6EC9AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C96E88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.