What color is #C6709F?

#C6709F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6709F?

The RGB value is 198, 112, 159: 198 red, 112 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6709F?

The complementary color is #70C697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6709F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6709F color

#C6709F rgb(198, 112, 159)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C6709F is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 43.9% green and 62.4% blue (198, 112, 159).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 43% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 20% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Fading Love (#C973A2), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#C6709F color codes

HEX	`#C6709F`
RGB	`rgb(198, 112, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 43.9%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 43%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 43%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 20%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.13, 40.01, -10.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.13, 41.35, 345.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.342, 26.1, 35.97)`
Decimal	`13004959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6709F, 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 #C6709F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C6709F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	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 #C6709F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6709f; }
.text { color: #c6709f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6709f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 112 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6709f, #c67074); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #C6709F?: #C6709F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6709F?: The RGB value is 198, 112, 159: 198 red, 112 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6709F?: The complementary color is #70C697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6709F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.