What color is #C06488?

#C06488 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C06488?

The RGB value is 192, 100, 136: 192 red, 100 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C06488?

The complementary color is #64C09C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C06488?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C06488 color

#C06488 rgb(192, 100, 136)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C06488 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 39.2% green and 53.3% blue (192, 100, 136).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 42% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 29% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Malevolent Mauve (#BB6688), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#C06488 color codes

HEX	`#C06488`
RGB	`rgb(192, 100, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 39.2%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 42%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 48%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 29%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.13, 40.91, -3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.13, 41.02, 355.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.74, 22.101, 25.935)`
Decimal	`12608648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C06488, 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 #C06488	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C06488 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #C06488 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c06488; }
.text { color: #c06488; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c06488; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 100 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c06488, #c06e64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #C06488?: #C06488 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C06488?: The RGB value is 192, 100, 136: 192 red, 100 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C06488?: The complementary color is #64C09C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C06488?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.