All About Color #C96979

#C96979

About #C96979

#C96979 is a light red color with the hex code #C96979. In RGB it is red 201, green 105, blue 121; in HSL it is hue 350°, saturation 47%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 0%, 48%, 40%, 21%. Its contrast ratio is 3.63:1 on white and 5.78:1 on black.

#C96979 Color Conversion

Hex tripletC9, 69, 79
CMYK0.00%, 47.76%, 39.80%, 21.18%
RGB Decimal201, 105, 121
HSL350°, 47%, 60%
RGB Octal311, 151, 171
HSV (HSB)350.00°, 47.76%, 78.82%
RGB Binary11001001, 1101001, 1111001
CIE-L*AB55.99, 39.66, 8.59
RGB Percent78.82%, 41.18%, 47.45%
CIE-L*CH55.99, 40.58, 12.22
XYZ32.59, 23.90, 20.98
CIE-L*UV55.99, 64.97, 3.95
xyY0.42, 0.31, 23.90
Hunter-Lab48.89, 33.44, 8.77
RYB78.82%, 41.18%, 47.45%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C96979 on a dark background: contrast 5.78:1, passes WCAG AA.
#C96979 on a light background: contrast 3.63:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #C96979, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #C96979. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#C96979 · #E1ADB5 · #9D394A · #69C9B9 · #ADE1D8

Analogous palette

#B969C9 · #C969A9 · #C96979 · #C98969 · #C9B969

Triadic palette

#C96979 · #79C969 · #6979C9 · #E1ADB5 · #B5E1AD

Tetradic palette

#C96979 · #A9C969 · #69C9B9 · #8969C9 · #9D394A

Monochromatic palette

#702935 · #A93D4F · #C96979 · #DDA1AB · #F1DADE

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