What color is #C79A8E?

#C79A8E is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C79A8E?

The RGB value is 199, 154, 142: 199 red, 154 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C79A8E?

The complementary color is #8EBBC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C79A8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C79A8E color

#C79A8E rgb(199, 154, 142)

Shades of orange

The hex color #C79A8E is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 60.4% green and 55.7% blue (199, 154, 142).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 34% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 29% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Mire (#C3988B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#C79A8E color codes

HEX	`#C79A8E`
RGB	`rgb(199, 154, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 60.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 34%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 29%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 29%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.43, 15.04, 12.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.43, 19.73, 40.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.992, 37.208, 30.661)`
Decimal	`13081230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C79A8E, 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 #C79A8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C79A8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #C79A8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c79a8e; }
.text { color: #c79a8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c79a8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 154 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c79a8e, #c7b78e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C79A8E?: #C79A8E is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muddy Mire. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C79A8E?: The RGB value is 199, 154, 142: 199 red, 154 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C79A8E?: The complementary color is #8EBBC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C79A8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.