What color is #C49FA3?

#C49FA3 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color La Vie en Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C49FA3?

The RGB value is 196, 159, 163: 196 red, 159 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C49FA3?

The complementary color is #9FC4C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C49FA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C49FA3 color

#C49FA3 rgb(196, 159, 163)

Shades of red

The hex color #C49FA3 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 62.4% green and 63.9% blue (196, 159, 163).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 24% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 17% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is La Vie en Rose (#D2A5A3), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#C49FA3 color codes

HEX	`#C49FA3`
RGB	`rgb(196, 159, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 62.4%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 24%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 19%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 17%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.88, 14.29, 3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.88, 14.62, 12.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.774, 39.178, 40.005)`
Decimal	`12885923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C49FA3, 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 #C49FA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C49FA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #C49FA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c49fa3; }
.text { color: #c49fa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c49fa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 159 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c49fa3, #c4ae9f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C49FA3?: #C49FA3 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color La Vie en Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C49FA3?: The RGB value is 196, 159, 163: 196 red, 159 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C49FA3?: The complementary color is #9FC4C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C49FA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.