What color is #C19299?

#C19299 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C19299?

The RGB value is 193, 146, 153: 193 red, 146 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C19299?

The complementary color is #92C1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C19299?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C19299 color

#C19299 rgb(193, 146, 153)

Shades of red

The hex color #C19299 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 57.3% green and 60% blue (193, 146, 153).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 27% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 21% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#C19299 color codes

HEX	`#C19299`
RGB	`rgb(193, 146, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 57.3%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 27%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 24%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 21%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.12, 18.76, 3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.12, 19.04, 9.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.021, 34.197, 34.729)`
Decimal	`12685977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C19299, 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 #C19299	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C19299 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	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 #C19299 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c19299; }
.text { color: #c19299; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c19299; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 146 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c19299, #c1a392); }

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Questions

What color is #C19299?: #C19299 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C19299?: The RGB value is 193, 146, 153: 193 red, 146 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C19299?: The complementary color is #92C1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C19299?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.