What color is #C68679?

#C68679 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Whisky. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C68679?

The RGB value is 198, 134, 121: 198 red, 134 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C68679?

The complementary color is #79B9C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C68679?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C68679 color

#C68679 rgb(198, 134, 121)

Shades of red

The hex color #C68679 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 52.5% green and 47.5% blue (198, 134, 121).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 40% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 39% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Whisky (#C2877B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#C68679 color codes

HEX	`#C68679`
RGB	`rgb(198, 134, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 52.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 40%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 39%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 39%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.03, 22.95, 16.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.03, 28.56, 36.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.266, 30.439, 22.103)`
Decimal	`13010553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C68679, 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 #C68679	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C68679 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #C68679 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c68679; }
.text { color: #c68679; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c68679; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 134 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c68679, #c6ad79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C68679?: #C68679 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Whisky. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C68679?: The RGB value is 198, 134, 121: 198 red, 134 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C68679?: The complementary color is #79B9C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C68679?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.