What color is #C2949A?

#C2949A 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 #C2949A?

The RGB value is 194, 148, 154: 194 red, 148 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2949A?

The complementary color is #94C2BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2949A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2949A color

#C2949A rgb(194, 148, 154)

Shades of red

The hex color #C2949A is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 58% green and 60.4% blue (194, 148, 154).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 27% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 21% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#C2949A color codes

HEX	`#C2949A`
RGB	`rgb(194, 148, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 58%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 27%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 24%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 21%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.74, 18.19, 3.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.74, 18.53, 11.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.671, 34.984, 35.281)`
Decimal	`12752026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2949A, 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 #C2949A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2949A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	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 #C2949A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2949a; }
.text { color: #c2949a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2949a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 148 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2949a, #c2a594); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C2949A?: #C2949A 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 #C2949A?: The RGB value is 194, 148, 154: 194 red, 148 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2949A?: The complementary color is #94C2BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2949A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.