What color is #C2929B?

#C2929B 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 #C2929B?

The RGB value is 194, 146, 155: 194 red, 146 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2929B?

The complementary color is #92C2B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2929B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2929B color

#C2929B rgb(194, 146, 155)

Shades of red

The hex color #C2929B is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 57.3% green and 60.8% blue (194, 146, 155).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 28% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 20% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#C2929B color codes

HEX	`#C2929B`
RGB	`rgb(194, 146, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 57.3%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 28%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 25%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 20%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.28, 19.45, 2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.28, 19.58, 6.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.444, 34.395, 35.618)`
Decimal	`12751515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2929B, 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 #C2929B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2929B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #C2929B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2929b; }
.text { color: #c2929b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2929b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 146 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2929b, #c2a192); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C2929B?: #C2929B 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 #C2929B?: The RGB value is 194, 146, 155: 194 red, 146 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2929B?: The complementary color is #92C2B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2929B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.