What color is #C35B99?

#C35B99 is a desaturated rose known as Llilacquered. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Llilacquered?

The RGB value is 195, 91, 153: 195 red, 91 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Llilacquered?

The complementary color is #5BC385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C35B99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Llilacquered color: hex code #C35B99

#C35B99 rgb(195, 91, 153)

Shades of pink

Llilacquered has the hex code #C35B99. It is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 35.7% green and 60% blue (195, 91, 153).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 46% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 22% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

Llilacquered (#C35B99) color codes

HEX	`#C35B99`
RGB	`rgb(195, 91, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 35.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 46%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 53%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 22%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.37, 48.82, -14.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.37, 50.83, 343.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.997, 21.387, 32.574)`
Decimal	`12802969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Llilacquered, 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 #C35B99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C35B99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	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 #C35B99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c35b99; }
.text { color: #c35b99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c35b99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 91 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c35b99, #c35b65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #C35B99 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C35B99?: #C35B99 is a desaturated rose known as Llilacquered. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Llilacquered?: The RGB value is 195, 91, 153: 195 red, 91 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Llilacquered?: The complementary color is #5BC385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C35B99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.