What color is #C5949F?

#C5949F 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 #C5949F?

The RGB value is 197, 148, 159: 197 red, 148 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5949F?

The complementary color is #94C5BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5949F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5949F color

#C5949F rgb(197, 148, 159)

Shades of red

The hex color #C5949F is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 58% green and 62.4% blue (197, 148, 159).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 30% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% 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 8.11:1).

#C5949F color codes

HEX	`#C5949F`
RGB	`rgb(197, 148, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 58%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 30%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 25%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 19%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.18, 20.08, 1.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.18, 20.13, 4.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.874, 35.555, 37.557)`
Decimal	`12948639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5949F, 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 #C5949F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5949F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #C5949F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5949f; }
.text { color: #c5949f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5949f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 148 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5949f, #c5a294); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C5949F?: #C5949F 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 #C5949F?: The RGB value is 197, 148, 159: 197 red, 148 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5949F?: The complementary color is #94C5BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5949F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.