What color is #CE5979?

#CE5979 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Peppermint Swirl. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CE5979?

The RGB value is 206, 89, 121: 206 red, 89 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CE5979?

The complementary color is #59CEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CE5979?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CE5979 color

#CE5979 rgb(206, 89, 121)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CE5979 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 34.9% green and 47.5% blue (206, 89, 121).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 54% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 41% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Peppermint Swirl (#D35D7D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#CE5979 color codes

HEX	`#CE5979`
RGB	`rgb(206, 89, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 34.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 54%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 57%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 41%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.65, 49.33, 5.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.65, 49.62, 6.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.479, 21.651, 20.554)`
Decimal	`13523321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CE5979, 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 #CE5979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CE5979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	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 #CE5979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce5979; }
.text { color: #ce5979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce5979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 89 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce5979, #ce7459); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerise.

Questions

What color is #CE5979?: #CE5979 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Peppermint Swirl. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CE5979?: The RGB value is 206, 89, 121: 206 red, 89 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CE5979?: The complementary color is #59CEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE5979?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.