What color is #C79FA7?

#C79FA7 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 #C79FA7?

The RGB value is 199, 159, 167: 199 red, 159 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C79FA7?

The complementary color is #9FC7BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C79FA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C79FA7 color

#C79FA7 rgb(199, 159, 167)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C79FA7 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 62.4% green and 65.5% blue (199, 159, 167).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 26% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 16% 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 8.95:1).

#C79FA7 color codes

HEX	`#C79FA7`
RGB	`rgb(199, 159, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 62.4%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 26%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 20%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 16%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.28, 16.05, 1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.28, 16.11, 5.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.926, 39.73, 41.959)`
Decimal	`13082535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C79FA7, 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 #C79FA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C79FA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	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 #C79FA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c79fa7; }
.text { color: #c79fa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c79fa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 159 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c79fa7, #c7ab9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C79FA7?: #C79FA7 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 #C79FA7?: The RGB value is 199, 159, 167: 199 red, 159 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C79FA7?: The complementary color is #9FC7BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C79FA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.