What color is #C59FB5?

#C59FB5 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C59FB5?

The RGB value is 197, 159, 181: 197 red, 159 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C59FB5?

The complementary color is #9FC5AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C59FB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C59FB5 color

#C59FB5 rgb(197, 159, 181)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C59FB5 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 62.4% green and 71% blue (197, 159, 181).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 25% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 8% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#C59FB5 color codes

HEX	`#C59FB5`
RGB	`rgb(197, 159, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 62.4%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 25%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 19%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 8%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.47, 17.68, -6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.47, 18.68, 341.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.764, 40.004, 49.123)`
Decimal	`12951477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C59FB5, 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 #C59FB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C59FB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	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 #C59FB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c59fb5; }
.text { color: #c59fb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c59fb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 159 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c59fb5, #c59fa2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C59FB5?: #C59FB5 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C59FB5?: The RGB value is 197, 159, 181: 197 red, 159 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C59FB5?: The complementary color is #9FC5AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C59FB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.