What color is #C79BB5?

#C79BB5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Exotic Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C79BB5?

The RGB value is 199, 155, 181: 199 red, 155 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C79BB5?

The complementary color is #9BC7AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C79BB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C79BB5 color

#C79BB5 rgb(199, 155, 181)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C79BB5 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 60.8% green and 71% blue (199, 155, 181).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 28% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 9% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Exotic Lilac (#D198B5), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#C79BB5 color codes

HEX	`#C79BB5`
RGB	`rgb(199, 155, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 60.8%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 28%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 22%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 9%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.7, 20.59, -7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.7, 21.8, 340.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.615, 38.922, 48.922)`
Decimal	`13081525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C79BB5, 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 #C79BB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C79BB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	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 #C79BB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c79bb5; }
.text { color: #c79bb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c79bb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 155 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c79bb5, #c79b9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C79BB5?: #C79BB5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Exotic Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C79BB5?: The RGB value is 199, 155, 181: 199 red, 155 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C79BB5?: The complementary color is #9BC7AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C79BB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.