What color is #C99B9F?

#C99B9F 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 #C99B9F?

The RGB value is 201, 155, 159: 201 red, 155 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C99B9F?

The complementary color is #9BC9C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C99B9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C99B9F color

#C99B9F rgb(201, 155, 159)

Shades of red

The hex color #C99B9F is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 60.8% green and 62.4% blue (201, 155, 159).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 30% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 21% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#C99B9F color codes

HEX	`#C99B9F`
RGB	`rgb(201, 155, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 60.8%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 30%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 23%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 21%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.29, 17.73, 4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.29, 18.3, 14.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.067, 38.365, 37.984)`
Decimal	`13212575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C99B9F, 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 #C99B9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C99B9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #C99B9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c99b9f; }
.text { color: #c99b9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c99b9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 155 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c99b9f, #c9ae9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #C99B9F?: #C99B9F 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 #C99B9F?: The RGB value is 201, 155, 159: 201 red, 155 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C99B9F?: The complementary color is #9BC9C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C99B9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.