What color is #C29D94?

#C29D94 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C29D94?

The RGB value is 194, 157, 148: 194 red, 157 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C29D94?

The complementary color is #94B9C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C29D94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C29D94 color

#C29D94 rgb(194, 157, 148)

Shades of red

The hex color #C29D94 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 61.6% green and 58% blue (194, 157, 148).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 27% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 24% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Coca Mocha (#BD9D95), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#C29D94 color codes

HEX	`#C29D94`
RGB	`rgb(194, 157, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 61.6%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 27%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 24%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 24%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.82, 12.33, 9.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.82, 15.8, 38.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.651, 37.723, 33.204)`
Decimal	`12754324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C29D94, 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 #C29D94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C29D94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #C29D94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c29d94; }
.text { color: #c29d94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c29d94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 157 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c29d94, #c2b494); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C29D94?: #C29D94 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C29D94?: The RGB value is 194, 157, 148: 194 red, 157 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C29D94?: The complementary color is #94B9C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C29D94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.