What color is #C7949B?

#C7949B 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 #C7949B?

The RGB value is 199, 148, 155: 199 red, 148 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7949B?

The complementary color is #94C7C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7949B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7949B color

#C7949B rgb(199, 148, 155)

Shades of red

The hex color #C7949B is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 58% green and 60.8% blue (199, 148, 155).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 31% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 22% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#C7949B color codes

HEX	`#C7949B`
RGB	`rgb(199, 148, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 58%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 31%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 26%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 22%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.28, 20.21, 3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.28, 20.58, 10.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.06, 35.69, 35.783)`
Decimal	`13079707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7949B, 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 #C7949B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7949B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	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 #C7949B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7949b; }
.text { color: #c7949b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7949b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 148 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7949b, #c7a794); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C7949B?: #C7949B 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 #C7949B?: The RGB value is 199, 148, 155: 199 red, 148 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7949B?: The complementary color is #94C7C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7949B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.