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#C59EA3 closest to Lily

#C59EA3 is a light, muted red; the closest named color is Lily. In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 62.0% green and 63.9% blue (rgb(197, 158, 163)). Its HSL value is 352° hue, 25% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 17% yellow and 23% black. #C59EA3 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.79:1.

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Variations of #C59EA3

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C59EA3 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C59EA3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C59EA3 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ADAAA2
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A4A4A3
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEA3A3
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ADAAA2
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B4A6A2
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CD9BA0
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C89DA1
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A8A8A8
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B0A5A6

#C59EA3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.39:1 Very poor#C59EA3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.79:1 Very good#C59EA3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C59EA3 in CSS

/* Lily */
.color { color: #C59EA3; }
.background { background-color: #C59EA3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C59EA3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(197 158 163);
color: hsl(352 25% 70%);
color: oklch(0.736 0.047 9.6);

#C59EA3 FAQ

What color is #C59EA3?

#C59EA3 is a light, muted red. Its closest named color is Lily. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C59EA3?

#C59EA3 is rgb(197, 158, 163) in RGB, hsl(352, 25%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 20%, 17%, 23%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C59EA3?

The complementary color of #C59EA3 is #9EC5C0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C59EA3?

Black text has the best contrast on #C59EA3: 8.79:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C59EA3 a warm or cool color?

#C59EA3 is a warm color.