What color is #C1929B?

#C1929B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1929B?

The RGB value is 193, 146, 155: 193 red, 146 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1929B?

The complementary color is #92C1B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1929B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1929B color

#C1929B rgb(193, 146, 155)

Shades of red

The hex color #C1929B is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 57.3% green and 60.8% blue (193, 146, 155).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 27% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 20% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#C1929B color codes

HEX	`#C1929B`
RGB	`rgb(193, 146, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 57.3%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 27%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 24%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 20%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.17, 19.07, 2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.17, 19.19, 6.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.188, 34.263, 35.606)`
Decimal	`12685979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1929B, 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 #C1929B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1929B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #C1929B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1929b; }
.text { color: #c1929b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1929b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 146 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1929b, #c1a192); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C1929B?: #C1929B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1929B?: The RGB value is 193, 146, 155: 193 red, 146 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1929B?: The complementary color is #92C1B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1929B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.