What color is #C19F9D?

#C19F9D is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C19F9D?

The RGB value is 193, 159, 157: 193 red, 159 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C19F9D?

The complementary color is #9DBFC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C19F9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C19F9D color

#C19F9D rgb(193, 159, 157)

Shades of red

The hex color #C19F9D is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 62.4% green and 61.6% blue (193, 159, 157).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 22% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 19% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#C19F9D color codes

HEX	`#C19F9D`
RGB	`rgb(193, 159, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 62.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 22%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 19%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 19%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.44, 12.22, 5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.44, 13.51, 25.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.476, 38.569, 37.204)`
Decimal	`12689309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C19F9D, 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 #C19F9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C19F9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #C19F9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c19f9d; }
.text { color: #c19f9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c19f9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 159 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c19f9d, #c1b19d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C19F9D?: #C19F9D is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C19F9D?: The RGB value is 193, 159, 157: 193 red, 159 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C19F9D?: The complementary color is #9DBFC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C19F9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.