What color is #C79EB5?

#C79EB5 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 #C79EB5?

The RGB value is 199, 158, 181: 199 red, 158 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C79EB5?

The complementary color is #9EC7B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C79EB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C79EB5 color

#C79EB5 rgb(199, 158, 181)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C79EB5 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 62% green and 71% blue (199, 158, 181).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 27% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 9% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#C79EB5 color codes

HEX	`#C79EB5`
RGB	`rgb(199, 158, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 62%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 27%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 21%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 9%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.42, 18.94, -6.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.42, 19.89, 342.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.12, 39.933, 49.091)`
Decimal	`13082293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C79EB5, 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 #C79EB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C79EB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #C79EB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c79eb5; }
.text { color: #c79eb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c79eb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 158 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c79eb5, #c79ea1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C79EB5?: #C79EB5 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 #C79EB5?: The RGB value is 199, 158, 181: 199 red, 158 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C79EB5?: The complementary color is #9EC7B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C79EB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.