What color is #C59D96?

#C59D96 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C59D96?

The RGB value is 197, 157, 150: 197 red, 157 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C59D96?

The complementary color is #96BEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C59D96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C59D96 color

#C59D96 rgb(197, 157, 150)

Shades of red

The hex color #C59D96 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 61.6% green and 58.8% blue (197, 157, 150).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 29% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 24% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Coca Mocha (#BD9D95), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#C59D96 color codes

HEX	`#C59D96`
RGB	`rgb(197, 157, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 61.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 29%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 24%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 24%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.16, 13.77, 9.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.16, 16.62, 34.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.588, 38.188, 34.081)`
Decimal	`12950934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C59D96, 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 #C59D96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C59D96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	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 #C59D96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c59d96; }
.text { color: #c59d96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c59d96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 157 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c59d96, #c5b496); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C59D96?: #C59D96 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C59D96?: The RGB value is 197, 157, 150: 197 red, 157 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C59D96?: The complementary color is #96BEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C59D96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.