What color is #C79FB5?

#C79FB5 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 #C79FB5?

The RGB value is 199, 159, 181: 199 red, 159 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C79FB5?

The complementary color is #9FC7B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C79FB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C79FB5 color

#C79FB5 rgb(199, 159, 181)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C79FB5 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 62.4% green and 71% blue (199, 159, 181).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 26% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 9% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.05:1).

#C79FB5 color codes

HEX	`#C79FB5`
RGB	`rgb(199, 159, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 62.4%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 26%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 20%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 9%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.67, 18.39, -5.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.67, 19.26, 342.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.291, 40.276, 49.148)`
Decimal	`13082549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C79FB5, 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 #C79FB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C79FB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	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 #C79FB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c79fb5; }
.text { color: #c79fb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c79fb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 159 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c79fb5, #c79fa1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C79FB5?: #C79FB5 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 #C79FB5?: The RGB value is 199, 159, 181: 199 red, 159 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C79FB5?: The complementary color is #9FC7B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C79FB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.