Old rose color: code #C08081

Old rose

#C08081

Color codes

  • HEX#C08081
  • RGBrgb(192, 128, 129)
  • HSLhsl(359, 34%, 63%)
  • HSVhsv(359, 33%, 75%)
  • CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 33%, 25%)
  • LABlab(60.1% 24.9 9.6)
  • OKLCHoklch(66.6% 0.08 18.4)

About the color Old rose

Old rose has the HEX code #C08081, which corresponds to rgb(192, 128, 129) in the RGB model. On the color wheel its hue sits at 359°, with 34% saturation and 63% lightness (hsl(359, 34%, 63%)).

Because of its hue it reads as a warm color: it tends to feel energetic and close, and it visually “advances” in a composition.

As a background it calls for dark text: black reaches a 6.64:1 contrast ratio on it, versus 3.15:1 for white.

For print, the approximate conversion is cmyk(0%, 33%, 33%, 25%). Always confirm with your printer’s color profile, because the result depends on paper and ink.

Lighter tints

Darker shades

Color combinations with Old rose

Complementary

#C08081 · #81C1C0

Analogous

#C181A2 · #C08081 · #C1A081

Triadic

#C08081 · #82C181 · #8182C1

Tetradic

#C08081 · #A2C181 · #81C1C0 · #A081C1

Split-complementary

#C08081 · #81C1A0 · #81A2C1

Monochromatic

#824041 · #B05E60 · #C08081 · #DAB4B4 · #F3E7E7

Old rose with white and black text

White text Aa Bb Cc 123
3.15:1 · large text only
Black text Aa Bb Cc 123
6.64:1 · AA

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How to use it in CSS

:root {
  --color-old-rose: #C08081;
  --color-old-rose-rgb: 192, 128, 129;
}

.elemento {
  background-color: var(--color-old-rose);
  color: #000000;
}