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#C3896D Old Rose

The nearest named color to #C3896D is Old Rose (#C08081).

#C3896D

Old Rose

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #C3896D?

HEX
#C3896D
RGB
rgb(195, 137, 109)
HSL
hsl(20, 42%, 60%)
OKLCH
oklch(68.1% 0.082 47)
CMYK
0, 30, 44, 24

#C3896D has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 against white and 7.12:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #C3896D
#C3896D
Same color
White
2.9Fail
Near-black
5.9AA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #C3896D · 5.9:1

Tints and shades of #C3896D

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #FFF2EC
  2. #FFC7AD
  3. #E3A78A
  4. #C3896D
  5. #A46C51
  6. #865136
  7. #69361C
  8. #4C1C00
  9. #2A0C00

Colors that go with #C3896D

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. No two swatches become hard to tell apart here.

Export

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:root {
  --old-rose-1: #C3896D; /* Old Rose */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #C3896D

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (20)

Gradients (1)

Mesh gradients (1)