What color is #C8999E?

#C8999E is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8999E?

The RGB value is 200, 153, 158: 200 red, 153 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8999E?

The complementary color is #99C8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8999E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8999E color

#C8999E rgb(200, 153, 158)

Shades of red

The hex color #C8999E is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 60% green and 62% blue (200, 153, 158).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 30% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 21% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#C8999E color codes

HEX	`#C8999E`
RGB	`rgb(200, 153, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 60%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 30%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 24%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 21%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.67, 18.3, 4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.67, 18.77, 12.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.383, 37.532, 37.406)`
Decimal	`13146526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8999E, 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 #C8999E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8999E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	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 #C8999E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8999e; }
.text { color: #c8999e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8999e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 153 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8999e, #c8ab99); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C8999E?: #C8999E is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8999E?: The RGB value is 200, 153, 158: 200 red, 153 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8999E?: The complementary color is #99C8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8999E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.