What color is #CE79AC?

#CE79AC is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CE79AC?

The RGB value is 206, 121, 172: 206 red, 121 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CE79AC?

The complementary color is #79CE9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CE79AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CE79AC color

#CE79AC rgb(206, 121, 172)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CE79AC is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 47.5% green and 67.5% blue (206, 121, 172).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 46% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Fading Love (#C973A2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#CE79AC color codes

HEX	`#CE79AC`
RGB	`rgb(206, 121, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 47.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 46%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 41%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 17%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.46, 39.99, -12.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.46, 41.99, 342.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.738, 29.778, 42.676)`
Decimal	`13531564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CE79AC, 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 #CE79AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CE79AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #CE79AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce79ac; }
.text { color: #ce79ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce79ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 121 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce79ac, #ce7981); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #CE79AC?: #CE79AC is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CE79AC?: The RGB value is 206, 121, 172: 206 red, 121 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CE79AC?: The complementary color is #79CE9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE79AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.