What color is #C59F94?

#C59F94 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C59F94?

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

What is the complementary color of #C59F94?

The complementary color is #94BAC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C59F94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C59F94 color

#C59F94 rgb(197, 159, 148)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C59F94 is a light, desaturated red.

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

Its hue angle is 13°, with 30% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 25% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Coca Mocha (#BD9D95), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#C59F94 color codes

HEX	`#C59F94`
RGB	`rgb(197, 159, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 62.4%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 30%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 25%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 25%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.61, 12.38, 11.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.61, 16.6, 41.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.77, 38.806, 33.354)`
Decimal	`12951444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C59F94, 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 #C59F94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C59F94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #C59F94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c59f94; }
.text { color: #c59f94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c59f94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 159 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c59f94, #c5b894); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Rose.

Questions

What color is #C59F94?: #C59F94 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C59F94?: The RGB value is 197, 159, 148: 197 red, 159 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C59F94?: The complementary color is #94BAC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C59F94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.