What color is #C79EA3?

#C79EA3 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 #C79EA3?

The RGB value is 199, 158, 163: 199 red, 158 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C79EA3?

The complementary color is #9EC7C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C79EA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C79EA3 color

#C79EA3 rgb(199, 158, 163)

Shades of red

The hex color #C79EA3 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 62% green and 63.9% blue (199, 158, 163).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 27% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 18% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.85:1).

#C79EA3 color codes

HEX	`#C79EA3`
RGB	`rgb(199, 158, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 62%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 27%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 21%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 18%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.93, 15.96, 3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.93, 16.27, 11.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.391, 39.242, 39.985)`
Decimal	`13082275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C79EA3, 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 #C79EA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C79EA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.85:1	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 #C79EA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c79ea3; }
.text { color: #c79ea3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c79ea3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 158 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c79ea3, #c7ae9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C79EA3?: #C79EA3 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 #C79EA3?: The RGB value is 199, 158, 163: 199 red, 158 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C79EA3?: The complementary color is #9EC7C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C79EA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.