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#C98A82 Color

#C98A82 is rgb(201, 138, 130) in RGB, hsl(7, 40%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 35%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Old Rose (#C08081), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C98A82
HEX#C98A82
RGBrgb(201, 138, 130)
HSLhsl(7, 40%, 65%)
HSVhsv(7, 35%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 35%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.079 27.3)
LABlab(63.81% 24.01 14.54)
LCHlch(63.81% 28.07 31.20)

What #C98A82 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C98A82, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Old Rose#C08081ΔE 5.79New York Pink#D7837FΔE 9.08Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 9.96Salmon Rose#E7968BΔE 10.19Copper Penny#AD6F69ΔE 10.3Pastel Pink#DEA5A4ΔE 11.08

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#C98A82 Channel Values

How #C98A82 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 201 · G 138 · B 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 7° · S 40% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 7° · S 35% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 35% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.82:1 vs white · 7.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C98A82 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C98A82 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C98A82

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C98A82; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C98A82
Complementary
#82C1C9
Analogous
#C9829D
Analogous
#C9AE82
Triadic
#82C98A
Triadic
#8A82C9
Split comp.
#82C9AE
Split comp.
#829DC9

Tints & Shades of #C98A82

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D19B94
#D7A8A2
#DFB9B4
#E7CAC6
#EEDAD8
#F4E8E6

Shades

#BC6C62
#AB5549
#8B453C
#6B352E
#4B2520
#2E1714

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C98A82.

How #C98A82 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C98A82
Protanopia#979782
Protanomaly#AD9282
Deuteranopia#A2A27F
Deuteranomaly#B39981
Tritanopia#CA8989
Tritanomaly#C98986
Achromatopsia#9A9A9A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C98A82 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c98a82: #C98A82;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C98A82;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c98a82': '#C98A82' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.541, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_c98a82">#C98A82</color>
SVG fillfill="#C98A82"

More Red Colors

#C98A82 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#C98A82 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C98A82?

#C98A82 is a light red — rgb(201, 138, 130) in RGB and hsl(7, 40%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.79.

What is the RGB value of #C98A82?

#C98A82 is rgb(201, 138, 130) — red 201, green 138, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C98A82?

#C98A82 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 35%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C98A82 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C98A82 scores 2.82:1 against white and 7.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C98A82 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C98A82 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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