What color is #C7A49F?

#C7A49F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7A49F?

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

What is the complementary color of #C7A49F?

The complementary color is #9FC2C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7A49F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7A49F color

#C7A49F rgb(199, 164, 159)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C7A49F is a light, desaturated red.

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

Its hue angle is 8°, with 26% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 20% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#C7A49F color codes

HEX	`#C7A49F`
RGB	`rgb(199, 164, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 64.3%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 26%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 20%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 20%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.31, 12.05, 7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.31, 14.15, 31.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.087, 41.198, 38.476)`
Decimal	`13083807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7A49F, 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 #C7A49F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7A49F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	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 #C7A49F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7a49f; }
.text { color: #c7a49f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7a49f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 164 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7a49f, #c7b89f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C7A49F?: #C7A49F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7A49F?: The RGB value is 199, 164, 159: 199 red, 164 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7A49F?: The complementary color is #9FC2C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7A49F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.