What color is #C6979A?

#C6979A is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C6979A?

The RGB value is 198, 151, 154: 198 red, 151 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C6979A?

The complementary color is #97C6C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C6979A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C6979A color

#C6979A rgb(198, 151, 154)

Shades of red

The hex color #C6979A is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 59.2% green and 60.4% blue (198, 151, 154).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 29% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 22% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#C6979A color codes

HEX	`#C6979A`
RGB	`rgb(198, 151, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 59.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 29%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 24%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 22%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.88, 18.04, 5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.88, 18.79, 16.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.188, 36.474, 35.489)`
Decimal	`13014938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C6979A, 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 #C6979A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C6979A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #C6979A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c6979a; }
.text { color: #c6979a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c6979a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 151 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c6979a, #c6ac97); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C6979A?: #C6979A is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C6979A?: The RGB value is 198, 151, 154: 198 red, 151 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C6979A?: The complementary color is #97C6C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C6979A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.