What color is #C79BA9?

#C79BA9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C79BA9?

The RGB value is 199, 155, 169: 199 red, 155 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C79BA9?

The complementary color is #9BC7B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C79BA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C79BA9 color

#C79BA9 rgb(199, 155, 169)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C79BA9 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 60.8% green and 66.3% blue (199, 155, 169).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 28% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#C79BA9 color codes

HEX	`#C79BA9`
RGB	`rgb(199, 155, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 60.8%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 28%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 22%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 15%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.35, 18.57, -0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.35, 18.59, 356.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.436, 38.451, 42.715)`
Decimal	`13081513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C79BA9, 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 #C79BA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C79BA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #C79BA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c79ba9; }
.text { color: #c79ba9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c79ba9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 155 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c79ba9, #c7a39b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C79BA9?: #C79BA9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C79BA9?: The RGB value is 199, 155, 169: 199 red, 155 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C79BA9?: The complementary color is #9BC7B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C79BA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.