What color is #C2979E?

#C2979E 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 #C2979E?

The RGB value is 194, 151, 158: 194 red, 151 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2979E?

The complementary color is #97C2BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2979E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2979E color

#C2979E rgb(194, 151, 158)

Shades of red

The hex color #C2979E is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 59.2% green and 62% blue (194, 151, 158).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 26% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 19% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#C2979E color codes

HEX	`#C2979E`
RGB	`rgb(194, 151, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 59.2%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 26%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 22%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 19%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.58, 17.16, 2.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.58, 17.34, 8.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.486, 36.073, 37.224)`
Decimal	`12752798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2979E, 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 #C2979E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2979E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #C2979E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2979e; }
.text { color: #c2979e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2979e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 151 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2979e, #c2a697); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C2979E?: #C2979E 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 #C2979E?: The RGB value is 194, 151, 158: 194 red, 151 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2979E?: The complementary color is #97C2BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2979E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.