What color is #C579A9?

#C579A9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C579A9?

The RGB value is 197, 121, 169: 197 red, 121 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C579A9?

The complementary color is #79C595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C579A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C579A9 color

#C579A9 rgb(197, 121, 169)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C579A9 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 47.5% green and 66.3% blue (197, 121, 169).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 40% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 14% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Fading Love (#C973A2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#C579A9 color codes

HEX	`#C579A9`
RGB	`rgb(197, 121, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 47.5%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 40%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 39%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 14%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.26, 36.46, -13.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.26, 38.72, 340.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.025, 28.412, 41.062)`
Decimal	`12941737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C579A9, 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 #C579A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C579A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	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 #C579A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c579a9; }
.text { color: #c579a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c579a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 121 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c579a9, #c57983); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #C579A9?: #C579A9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C579A9?: The RGB value is 197, 121, 169: 197 red, 121 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C579A9?: The complementary color is #79C595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C579A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.