What color is #C69DA3?

#C69DA3 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C69DA3?

The RGB value is 198, 157, 163: 198 red, 157 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C69DA3?

The complementary color is #9DC6C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C69DA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C69DA3 color

#C69DA3 rgb(198, 157, 163)

Shades of red

The hex color #C69DA3 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 61.6% green and 63.9% blue (198, 157, 163).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 26% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 18% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#C69DA3 color codes

HEX	`#C69DA3`
RGB	`rgb(198, 157, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 61.6%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 26%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 21%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 18%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.58, 16.13, 2.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.58, 16.36, 9.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.957, 38.766, 39.916)`
Decimal	`13016483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C69DA3, 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 #C69DA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C69DA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	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 #C69DA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c69da3; }
.text { color: #c69da3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c69da3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 157 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c69da3, #c6ac9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C69DA3?: #C69DA3 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C69DA3?: The RGB value is 198, 157, 163: 198 red, 157 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C69DA3?: The complementary color is #9DC6C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C69DA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.