What color is #C4979C?

#C4979C 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 #C4979C?

The RGB value is 196, 151, 156: 196 red, 151 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4979C?

The complementary color is #97C4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4979C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4979C color

#C4979C rgb(196, 151, 156)

Shades of red

The hex color #C4979C is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 59.2% green and 61.2% blue (196, 151, 156).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 28% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 20% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#C4979C color codes

HEX	`#C4979C`
RGB	`rgb(196, 151, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 59.2%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 28%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 23%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 20%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.73, 17.59, 3.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.73, 18.02, 12.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.833, 36.271, 36.349)`
Decimal	`12883868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4979C, 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 #C4979C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4979C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	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 #C4979C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4979c; }
.text { color: #c4979c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4979c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 151 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4979c, #c4a997); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C4979C?: #C4979C 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 #C4979C?: The RGB value is 196, 151, 156: 196 red, 151 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4979C?: The complementary color is #97C4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4979C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.