What color is #C79086?

#C79086 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Sunset. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C79086?

The RGB value is 199, 144, 134: 199 red, 144 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C79086?

The complementary color is #86BDC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C79086?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C79086 color

#C79086 rgb(199, 144, 134)

Shades of red

The hex color #C79086 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 56.5% green and 52.5% blue (199, 144, 134).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 37% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 33% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Grand Sunset (#C38D87), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#C79086 color codes

HEX	`#C79086`
RGB	`rgb(199, 144, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 56.5%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 37%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 33%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 33%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.81, 19.46, 13.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.81, 23.72, 34.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.831, 33.812, 27.083)`
Decimal	`13078662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C79086, 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 #C79086	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C79086 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	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 #C79086 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c79086; }
.text { color: #c79086; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c79086; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 144 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c79086, #c7b186); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C79086?: #C79086 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Sunset. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C79086?: The RGB value is 199, 144, 134: 199 red, 144 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C79086?: The complementary color is #86BDC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C79086?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.76:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.