What color is #C074B0?

#C074B0 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C074B0?

The RGB value is 192, 116, 176: 192 red, 116 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C074B0?

The complementary color is #74C084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C074B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C074B0 color

#C074B0 rgb(192, 116, 176)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C074B0 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 45.5% green and 69% blue (192, 116, 176).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 38% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#C074B0 color codes

HEX	`#C074B0`
RGB	`rgb(192, 116, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 45.5%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 38%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 40%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.82, 38.66, -19.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.82, 43.19, 333.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.82, 26.834, 44.359)`
Decimal	`12612784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C074B0, 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 #C074B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C074B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #C074B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c074b0; }
.text { color: #c074b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c074b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 116 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c074b0, #c0748a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #C074B0?: #C074B0 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C074B0?: The RGB value is 192, 116, 176: 192 red, 116 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C074B0?: The complementary color is #74C084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C074B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.