What color is #C59EB7?

#C59EB7 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C59EB7?

The RGB value is 197, 158, 183: 197 red, 158 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C59EB7?

The complementary color is #9EC5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C59EB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C59EB7 color

#C59EB7 rgb(197, 158, 183)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C59EB7 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 62% green and 71.8% blue (197, 158, 183).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 25% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 7% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.95:1).

#C59EB7 color codes

HEX	`#C59EB7`
RGB	`rgb(197, 158, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 62%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 25%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 20%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 7%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.29, 18.58, -7.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.29, 20.01, 338.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.799, 39.744, 50.155)`
Decimal	`12951223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C59EB7, 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 #C59EB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C59EB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	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 #C59EB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c59eb7; }
.text { color: #c59eb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c59eb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 158 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c59eb7, #c59ea3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C59EB7?: #C59EB7 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C59EB7?: The RGB value is 197, 158, 183: 197 red, 158 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C59EB7?: The complementary color is #9EC5AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C59EB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.