What color is #C0979D?

#C0979D is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0979D?

The RGB value is 192, 151, 157: 192 red, 151 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0979D?

The complementary color is #97C0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0979D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0979D color

#C0979D rgb(192, 151, 157)

Shades of red

The hex color #C0979D is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 59.2% green and 61.6% blue (192, 151, 157).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 25% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 18% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#C0979D color codes

HEX	`#C0979D`
RGB	`rgb(192, 151, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 59.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 25%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 18%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.35, 16.25, 2.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.35, 16.48, 9.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.891, 35.776, 36.749)`
Decimal	`12621725`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0979D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C0979D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0979D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C0979D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0979d; }
.text { color: #c0979d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0979d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 151 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0979d, #c0a697); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C0979D?: #C0979D is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0979D?: The RGB value is 192, 151, 157: 192 red, 151 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0979D?: The complementary color is #97C0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0979D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.