What color is #C79FA4?

#C79FA4 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C79FA4?

The RGB value is 199, 159, 164: 199 red, 159 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C79FA4?

The complementary color is #9FC7C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C79FA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C79FA4 color

#C79FA4 rgb(199, 159, 164)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C79FA4 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 62.4% green and 64.3% blue (199, 159, 164).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 26% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 18% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#C79FA4 color codes

HEX	`#C79FA4`
RGB	`rgb(199, 159, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 62.4%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 26%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 20%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 18%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.2, 15.57, 3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.2, 15.86, 11.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.652, 39.62, 40.516)`
Decimal	`13082532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C79FA4, 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 #C79FA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C79FA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	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 #C79FA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c79fa4; }
.text { color: #c79fa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c79fa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 159 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c79fa4, #c7ae9f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C79FA4?: #C79FA4 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C79FA4?: The RGB value is 199, 159, 164: 199 red, 159 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C79FA4?: The complementary color is #9FC7C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C79FA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.