What color is #C79DB7?

#C79DB7 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C79DB7?

The RGB value is 199, 157, 183: 199 red, 157 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C79DB7?

The complementary color is #9DC7AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C79DB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C79DB7 color

#C79DB7 rgb(199, 157, 183)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C79DB7 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 61.6% green and 71.8% blue (199, 157, 183).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 27% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 8% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#C79DB7 color codes

HEX	`#C79DB7`
RGB	`rgb(199, 157, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 61.6%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 27%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 21%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 8%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.24, 19.84, -7.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.24, 21.2, 339.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.157, 39.676, 50.123)`
Decimal	`13082039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C79DB7, 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 #C79DB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C79DB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #C79DB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c79db7; }
.text { color: #c79db7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c79db7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 157 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c79db7, #c79da2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C79DB7?: #C79DB7 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C79DB7?: The RGB value is 199, 157, 183: 199 red, 157 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C79DB7?: The complementary color is #9DC7AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C79DB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.