What color is #C19597?

#C19597 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C19597?

The RGB value is 193, 149, 151: 193 red, 149 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C19597?

The complementary color is #95C1BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C19597?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C19597 color

#C19597 rgb(193, 149, 151)

Shades of red

The hex color #C19597 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 58.4% green and 59.2% blue (193, 149, 151).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 26% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 22% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#C19597 color codes

HEX	`#C19597`
RGB	`rgb(193, 149, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 58.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 26%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 23%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 22%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.8, 16.8, 5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.8, 17.62, 17.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.326, 35.068, 34.022)`
Decimal	`12686743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C19597, 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 #C19597	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C19597 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #C19597 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c19597; }
.text { color: #c19597; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c19597; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 149 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c19597, #c1a995); }

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Questions

What color is #C19597?: #C19597 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C19597?: The RGB value is 193, 149, 151: 193 red, 149 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C19597?: The complementary color is #95C1BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C19597?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.