What color is #C7A9B9?

#C7A9B9 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7A9B9?

The RGB value is 199, 169, 185: 199 red, 169 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7A9B9?

The complementary color is #A9C7B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7A9B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7A9B9 color

#C7A9B9 rgb(199, 169, 185)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C7A9B9 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 66.3% green and 72.5% blue (199, 169, 185).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 21% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 7% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.8:1).

#C7A9B9 color codes

HEX	`#C7A9B9`
RGB	`rgb(199, 169, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 66.3%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 21%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 7%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.24, 13.61, -4.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.24, 14.23, 343.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.497, 44.022, 51.937)`
Decimal	`13085113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7A9B9, 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 #C7A9B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7A9B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.8:1	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 #C7A9B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7a9b9; }
.text { color: #c7a9b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7a9b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 169 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7a9b9, #c7a9aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #C7A9B9?: #C7A9B9 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7A9B9?: The RGB value is 199, 169, 185: 199 red, 169 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7A9B9?: The complementary color is #A9C7B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7A9B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.8:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.