What color is #C2899C?

#C2899C 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 #C2899C?

The RGB value is 194, 137, 156: 194 red, 137 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2899C?

The complementary color is #89C2AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2899C?

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.

#C2899C color

#C2899C rgb(194, 137, 156)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C2899C is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 53.7% green and 61.2% blue (194, 137, 156).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 32% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 20% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pinch Me (#C88CA4), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#C2899C color codes

HEX	`#C2899C`
RGB	`rgb(194, 137, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 53.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 32%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 29%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 20%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.15, 24.57, -1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.15, 24.61, 356.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.195, 31.763, 35.618)`
Decimal	`12749212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2899C, 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 #C2899C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2899C 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 #C2899C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2899c; }
.text { color: #c2899c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2899c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 137 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2899c, #c29289); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C2899C?: #C2899C 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 #C2899C?: The RGB value is 194, 137, 156: 194 red, 137 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2899C?: The complementary color is #89C2AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2899C?: 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.