What color is #C4929E?

#C4929E 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 #C4929E?

The RGB value is 196, 146, 158: 196 red, 146 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4929E?

The complementary color is #92C4B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4929E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4929E color

#C4929E rgb(196, 146, 158)

Shades of red

The hex color #C4929E is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 57.3% green and 62% blue (196, 146, 158).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 30% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 19% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#C4929E color codes

HEX	`#C4929E`
RGB	`rgb(196, 146, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 57.3%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 30%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 26%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 19%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.56, 20.66, 1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.56, 20.69, 3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.216, 34.764, 36.986)`
Decimal	`12882590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4929E, 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 #C4929E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4929E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #C4929E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4929e; }
.text { color: #c4929e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4929e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 146 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4929e, #c49f92); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C4929E?: #C4929E 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 #C4929E?: The RGB value is 196, 146, 158: 196 red, 146 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4929E?: The complementary color is #92C4B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4929E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.