What color is #C4879C?

#C4879C is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinch Me. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4879C?

The RGB value is 196, 135, 156: 196 red, 135 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4879C?

The complementary color is #87C4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4879C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4879C color

#C4879C rgb(196, 135, 156)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C4879C is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 52.9% green and 61.2% blue (196, 135, 156).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 34% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 20% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Pinch Me (#C88CA4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#C4879C color codes

HEX	`#C4879C`
RGB	`rgb(196, 135, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 52.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 34%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 31%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 20%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.9, 26.41, -1.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.9, 26.46, 356.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.43, 31.466, 35.548)`
Decimal	`12879772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4879C, 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 #C4879C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4879C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #C4879C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4879c; }
.text { color: #c4879c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4879c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 135 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4879c, #c49187); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #C4879C?: #C4879C is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinch Me. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4879C?: The RGB value is 196, 135, 156: 196 red, 135 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4879C?: The complementary color is #87C4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4879C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.