What color is #C79EAE?

#C79EAE 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 #C79EAE?

The RGB value is 199, 158, 174: 199 red, 158 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C79EAE?

The complementary color is #9EC7B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C79EAE?

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.

#C79EAE color

#C79EAE rgb(199, 158, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C79EAE is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 62% green and 68.2% blue (199, 158, 174).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 27% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#C79EAE color codes

HEX	`#C79EAE`
RGB	`rgb(199, 158, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 62%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 27%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 21%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 13%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.22, 17.75, -2.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.22, 17.92, 352.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.42, 39.653, 45.403)`
Decimal	`13082286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C79EAE, 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 #C79EAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C79EAE 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 #C79EAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c79eae; }
.text { color: #c79eae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c79eae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 158 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c79eae, #c7a39e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #C79EAE?: #C79EAE 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 #C79EAE?: The RGB value is 199, 158, 174: 199 red, 158 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C79EAE?: The complementary color is #9EC7B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C79EAE?: 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.