What color is #C19FB3?

#C19FB3 is a light, grayish rose known as Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lily?

The RGB value is 193, 159, 179: 193 red, 159 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lily?

The complementary color is #9FC1AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C19FB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lily color: hex code #C19FB3

#C19FB3 rgb(193, 159, 179)

Shades of pink

Lily has the hex code #C19FB3. It is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 62.4% green and 70.2% blue (193, 159, 179).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 22% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 7% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.88:1).

Lily (#C19FB3) color codes

HEX	`#C19FB3`
RGB	`rgb(193, 159, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 62.4%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 22%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 18%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 7%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.03, 15.9, -5.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.03, 16.86, 340.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.527, 39.39, 48.002)`
Decimal	`12689331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lily, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C19FB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C19FB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C19FB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c19fb3; }
.text { color: #c19fb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c19fb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 159 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c19fb3, #c19fa2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C19FB3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C19FB3?: #C19FB3 is a light, grayish rose known as Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lily?: The RGB value is 193, 159, 179: 193 red, 159 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lily?: The complementary color is #9FC1AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C19FB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.