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#C799BA Color

#C799BA is rgb(199, 153, 186) in RGB, hsl(317, 29%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 7%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lilac (#C8A2C8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C799BA
HEX#C799BA
RGBrgb(199, 153, 186)
HSLhsl(317, 29%, 69%)
HSVhsv(317, 23%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 7%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(73.6% 0.07 336.8)
LABlab(68.40% 21.71 -10.21)
LCHlch(68.40% 23.99 334.82)

What #C799BA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C799BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 5.21Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 7.72Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 7.87Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 8.43Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 9.44Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 9.54

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#C799BA Channel Values

How #C799BA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 199 · G 153 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 317° · S 29% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 317° · S 23% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 7% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C799BA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C799BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C799BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C799BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C799BA
Complementary
#99C7A6
Analogous
#BD99C7
Analogous
#C799A3
Triadic
#BAC799
Triadic
#99BAC7
Split comp.
#A3C799
Split comp.
#99C7BD

Tints & Shades of #C799BA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CEA6C3
#D5B3CC
#DDC0D5
#E6D1E0
#EDDEE9
#F4EBF2

Shades

#B77BA6
#A45B90
#874A76
#693A5C
#4C2A42
#2B1825

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C799BA.

How #C799BA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C799BA
Protanopia#A2A2BA
Protanomaly#B29FBA
Deuteranopia#AAAAB9
Deuteranomaly#B6A3B9
Tritanopia#C49E9E
Tritanomaly#C59CAA
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C799BA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c799ba: #C799BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C799BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c799ba': '#C799BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.600, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_c799ba">#C799BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#C799BA"

More Pink Colors

#C799BA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C799BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C799BA?

#C799BA is a light pink — rgb(199, 153, 186) in RGB and hsl(317, 29%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lilac (#C8A2C8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.21.

What is the RGB value of #C799BA?

#C799BA is rgb(199, 153, 186) — red 199, green 153, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C799BA?

#C799BA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 7%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C799BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C799BA scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C799BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C799BA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 14.95, which is visibly different.

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