What color is #C5959A?

#C5959A 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 #C5959A?

The RGB value is 197, 149, 154: 197 red, 149 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5959A?

The complementary color is #95C5C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5959A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5959A color

#C5959A rgb(197, 149, 154)

Shades of red

The hex color #C5959A is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 58.4% green and 60.4% blue (197, 149, 154).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 29% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 22% 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 8.14:1).

#C5959A color codes

HEX	`#C5959A`
RGB	`rgb(197, 149, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 58.4%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 29%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 24%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 22%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.29, 18.76, 4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.29, 19.27, 13.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.607, 35.7, 35.37)`
Decimal	`12948890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5959A, 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 #C5959A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5959A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	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 #C5959A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5959a; }
.text { color: #c5959a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5959a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 149 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5959a, #c5a895); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C5959A?: #C5959A 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 #C5959A?: The RGB value is 197, 149, 154: 197 red, 149 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5959A?: The complementary color is #95C5C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5959A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.