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#C08080

#C08080 is a light, muted red, close to the color Old Rose. In RGB it’s made of 75.3% red, 50.2% green, and 50.2% blue. Its hue is 0°, with 34% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #C08080 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#C08080
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #C08080

What color is #C08080?

#C08080 is a light, muted red, close to the color Old Rose. In RGB it’s made of 75.3% red, 50.2% green, and 50.2% blue. Its hue is 0°, with 34% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #C08080 in RGB?

#C08080 is rgb(192, 128, 128): 192 red, 128 green, and 128 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #C08080 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 33, 33, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #C08080?

PANTONE 4995 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #C08080?

Its complement #489E9E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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