#C79A8D#C79A8D
#C79A8D is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.057 H 36.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C79A8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 154, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 34%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 29%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.6%, 29.1%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.41, 14.91, 13.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.41, 19.97, 41.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.47% 0.046 0.0343) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.47% 0.057 36.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9173, 37.1784, 30.2677) |
| Luminance | 0.3718 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 5.43
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 6.34
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 7.39
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 8.09
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 8.72
Blush (survey)
#F29E8E
ΔE00 8.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C79A8D #8DBAC7
analogous
#C78D9D #C79A8D #C7B78D
triadic
#C79A8D #8DC79A #9A8DC7
tetradic
#C79A8D #9DC78D #8DBAC7 #B78DC7
square
#C79A8D #9DC78D #8DBAC7 #B78DC7
split-complementary
#C79A8D #8DC7B7 #8D9DC7
monochromatic
#925848 #B37664 #C79A8D #DBBEB6 #EFE3DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#C79A8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.44
#C79A8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C79A8D
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C79A8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C79A8D | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.44 | 8.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A49F8C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA88D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D29496
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c79a8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 154, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.057 36.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d9b7ae',
500: '#c79a8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c79a8d; $custom-light: #d9b7ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c79a8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 154,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.448,
"s": 34.118,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72469,
"c": 0.05741,
"h": 36.7
},
"luminance": 0.37176
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C79A8D
secondary
#CFDDE1
accent
#93AD39
background
#FDFBFA
surface
#FAF6F4
border
#D3D0CE
text
#151110
muted
#83807F