What color is #C3929B?

#C3929B 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 #C3929B?

The RGB value is 195, 146, 155: 195 red, 146 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3929B?

The complementary color is #92C3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3929B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3929B color

#C3929B rgb(195, 146, 155)

Shades of red

The hex color #C3929B is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 57.3% green and 60.8% blue (195, 146, 155).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 29% saturation and 67% 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 7.91:1).

#C3929B color codes

HEX	`#C3929B`
RGB	`rgb(195, 146, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 57.3%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 29%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 25%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 21%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.38, 19.82, 2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.38, 19.98, 7.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.701, 34.528, 35.63)`
Decimal	`12817051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3929B, 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 #C3929B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3929B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #C3929B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3929b; }
.text { color: #c3929b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3929b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 146 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3929b, #c3a292); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C3929B?: #C3929B 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 #C3929B?: The RGB value is 195, 146, 155: 195 red, 146 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3929B?: The complementary color is #92C3BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3929B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.