What color is #C7A39D?

#C7A39D is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7A39D?

The RGB value is 199, 163, 157: 199 red, 163 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7A39D?

The complementary color is #9DC1C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7A39D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7A39D color

#C7A39D rgb(199, 163, 157)

Shades of red

The hex color #C7A39D is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 63.9% green and 61.6% blue (199, 163, 157).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 27% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 21% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#C7A39D color codes

HEX	`#C7A39D`
RGB	`rgb(199, 163, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 63.9%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 27%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 21%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 21%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.02, 12.29, 8.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.02, 14.72, 33.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.736, 40.772, 37.51)`
Decimal	`13083549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7A39D, 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 #C7A39D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7A39D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	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 #C7A39D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7a39d; }
.text { color: #c7a39d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7a39d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 163 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7a39d, #c7b89d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C7A39D?: #C7A39D is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7A39D?: The RGB value is 199, 163, 157: 199 red, 163 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7A39D?: The complementary color is #9DC1C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7A39D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.