Close to Puce
#C08091
#C08091 is a light, muted pink, close to the color Puce. In RGB it’s made of 75.3% red, 50.2% green, and 56.9% blue. Its hue is 344°, 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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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #C08091.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
3.12:1 AA LargeBlack text on this color
6.74:1 AAThis color as text on white
3.12:1 AA LargeThis color as text on black
6.74:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #C08091 as they’d see it.
#C08091 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #C08091
What color is #C08091?
#C08091 is a light, muted pink, close to the color Puce. In RGB it’s made of 75.3% red, 50.2% green, and 56.9% blue. Its hue is 344°, with 34% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #C08091 in RGB?
#C08091 is rgb(192, 128, 145): 192 red, 128 green, and 145 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #C08091 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 33, 24, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #C08091?
PANTONE 257 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #C08091?
Its complement #579F8D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.