What color is #C699AE?

#C699AE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C699AE?

The RGB value is 198, 153, 174: 198 red, 153 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C699AE?

The complementary color is #99C6B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C699AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C699AE color

#C699AE rgb(198, 153, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C699AE is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 60% green and 68.2% blue (198, 153, 174).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 28% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#C699AE color codes

HEX	`#C699AE`
RGB	`rgb(198, 153, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 60%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 28%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 23%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 12%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.91, 20.13, -4.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.91, 20.62, 347.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.32, 37.846, 45.112)`
Decimal	`13015470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C699AE, 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 #C699AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C699AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	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 #C699AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c699ae; }
.text { color: #c699ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c699ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 153 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c699ae, #c69b99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C699AE?: #C699AE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C699AE?: The RGB value is 198, 153, 174: 198 red, 153 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C699AE?: The complementary color is #99C6B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C699AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.