What color is #C179A7?

#C179A7 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C179A7?

The RGB value is 193, 121, 167: 193 red, 121 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C179A7?

The complementary color is #79C193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C179A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C179A7 color

#C179A7 rgb(193, 121, 167)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C179A7 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 47.5% green and 65.5% blue (193, 121, 167).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 37% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 13% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#C179A7 color codes

HEX	`#C179A7`
RGB	`rgb(193, 121, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 47.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 37%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 37%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 13%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.71, 34.77, -12.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.71, 37.03, 339.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.805, 27.804, 40.033)`
Decimal	`12679591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C179A7, 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 #C179A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C179A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	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 #C179A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c179a7; }
.text { color: #c179a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c179a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 121 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c179a7, #c17983); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #C179A7?: #C179A7 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C179A7?: The RGB value is 193, 121, 167: 193 red, 121 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C179A7?: The complementary color is #79C193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C179A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.