Close to Rosy Brown
#C99FAC
#C99FAC is a light, muted pink, close to the color Rosy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 78.8% red, 62.4% green, and 67.5% blue. Its hue is 341°, with 28% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #C99FAC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #C99FAC as they’d see it.
#C99FAC in use
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Questions about #C99FAC
What color is #C99FAC?
#C99FAC is a light, muted pink, close to the color Rosy Brown. In RGB it’s made of 78.8% red, 62.4% green, and 67.5% blue. Its hue is 341°, with 28% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #C99FAC in RGB?
#C99FAC is rgb(201, 159, 172): 201 red, 159 green, and 172 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #C99FAC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 21, 14, 21). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #C99FAC?
PANTONE 256 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #C99FAC?
Its complement #87B3A6 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.