What color is #C1899F?

#C1899F is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinch Me. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1899F?

The RGB value is 193, 137, 159: 193 red, 137 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1899F?

The complementary color is #89C1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1899F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1899F color

#C1899F rgb(193, 137, 159)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C1899F is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 53.7% green and 62.4% blue (193, 137, 159).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 31% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 18% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pinch Me (#C88CA4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#C1899F color codes

HEX	`#C1899F`
RGB	`rgb(193, 137, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 53.7%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 31%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 29%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 18%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.12, 24.68, -3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.12, 24.88, 352.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.196, 31.734, 36.96)`
Decimal	`12683679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1899F, 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 #C1899F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1899F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #C1899F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1899f; }
.text { color: #c1899f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1899f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 137 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1899f, #c18f89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C1899F?: #C1899F is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinch Me. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1899F?: The RGB value is 193, 137, 159: 193 red, 137 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1899F?: The complementary color is #89C1AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1899F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.