What color is #C79896?

#C79896 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 #C79896?

The RGB value is 199, 152, 150: 199 red, 152 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C79896?

The complementary color is #96C5C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C79896?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C79896 color

#C79896 rgb(199, 152, 150)

Shades of red

The hex color #C79896 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 59.6% green and 58.8% blue (199, 152, 150).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 30% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 25% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#C79896 color codes

HEX	`#C79896`
RGB	`rgb(199, 152, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 59.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 30%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 25%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 25%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.13, 17.28, 7.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.13, 18.98, 24.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.287, 36.802, 33.83)`
Decimal	`13080726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C79896, 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 #C79896	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C79896 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	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 #C79896 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c79896; }
.text { color: #c79896; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c79896; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 152 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c79896, #c7b196); }

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Questions

What color is #C79896?: #C79896 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 #C79896?: The RGB value is 199, 152, 150: 199 red, 152 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C79896?: The complementary color is #96C5C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C79896?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.