What color is #C79DA5?

#C79DA5 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C79DA5?

The RGB value is 199, 157, 165: 199 red, 157 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C79DA5?

The complementary color is #9DC7BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C79DA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C79DA5 color

#C79DA5 rgb(199, 157, 165)

Shades of red

The hex color #C79DA5 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 61.6% green and 64.7% blue (199, 157, 165).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 27% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 17% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#C79DA5 color codes

HEX	`#C79DA5`
RGB	`rgb(199, 157, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 61.6%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 27%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 21%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 17%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.73, 16.82, 1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.73, 16.92, 6.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.402, 38.974, 40.879)`
Decimal	`13082021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C79DA5, 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 #C79DA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C79DA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #C79DA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c79da5; }
.text { color: #c79da5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c79da5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 157 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c79da5, #c7aa9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C79DA5?: #C79DA5 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C79DA5?: The RGB value is 199, 157, 165: 199 red, 157 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C79DA5?: The complementary color is #9DC7BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C79DA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.