What color is #C6959B?

#C6959B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6959B?

The RGB value is 198, 149, 155: 198 red, 149 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6959B?

The complementary color is #95C6C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6959B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6959B color

#C6959B rgb(198, 149, 155)

Shades of red

The hex color #C6959B is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 58.4% green and 60.8% blue (198, 149, 155).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 30% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 22% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#C6959B color codes

HEX	`#C6959B`
RGB	`rgb(198, 149, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 58.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 30%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 25%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 22%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.42, 19.29, 4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.42, 19.71, 11.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.953, 35.869, 35.823)`
Decimal	`13014427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6959B, 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 #C6959B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6959B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #C6959B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6959b; }
.text { color: #c6959b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6959b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 149 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6959b, #c6a895); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C6959B?: #C6959B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6959B?: The RGB value is 198, 149, 155: 198 red, 149 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6959B?: The complementary color is #95C6C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6959B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.