What color is #C29199?

#C29199 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 #C29199?

The RGB value is 194, 145, 153: 194 red, 145 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C29199?

The complementary color is #91C2BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C29199?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C29199 color

#C29199 rgb(194, 145, 153)

Shades of red

The hex color #C29199 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 56.9% green and 60% blue (194, 145, 153).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 29% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 21% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#C29199 color codes

HEX	`#C29199`
RGB	`rgb(194, 145, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 56.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 29%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 25%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 21%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.98, 19.69, 3.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.98, 19.92, 8.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.124, 34.022, 34.69)`
Decimal	`12751257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C29199, 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 #C29199	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C29199 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #C29199 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c29199; }
.text { color: #c29199; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c29199; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 145 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c29199, #c2a291); }

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Questions

What color is #C29199?: #C29199 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 #C29199?: The RGB value is 194, 145, 153: 194 red, 145 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C29199?: The complementary color is #91C2BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C29199?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.