What color is #C028A9?

#C028A9 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Amora Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C028A9?

The RGB value is 192, 40, 169: 192 red, 40 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C028A9?

The complementary color is #28C03F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C028A9?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C028A9 color

#C028A9 rgb(192, 40, 169)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C028A9 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 15.7% green and 66.3% blue (192, 40, 169).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 66% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Amora Purple (#BB22AA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#C028A9 color codes

HEX	`#C028A9`
RGB	`rgb(192, 40, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 15.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 66%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 79%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 12%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.43, 70.03, -34.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.43, 78, 333.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.659, 15.591, 38.976)`
Decimal	`12593321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C028A9, 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 #C028A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C028A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	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 #C028A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c028a9; }
.text { color: #c028a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c028a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 40 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c028a9, #c0285d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #C028A9?: #C028A9 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Amora Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C028A9?: The RGB value is 192, 40, 169: 192 red, 40 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C028A9?: The complementary color is #28C03F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C028A9?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.