What color is #C083A2?

#C083A2 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C083A2?

The RGB value is 192, 131, 162: 192 red, 131 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C083A2?

The complementary color is #83C0A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C083A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C083A2 color

#C083A2 rgb(192, 131, 162)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C083A2 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 51.4% green and 63.5% blue (192, 131, 162).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 33% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 16% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight Mauve (#CA83A7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#C083A2 color codes

HEX	`#C083A2`
RGB	`rgb(192, 131, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 51.4%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 33%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 32%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 16%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.7, 28.12, -6.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.7, 28.96, 346.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.376, 30.05, 38.06)`
Decimal	`12616610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C083A2, 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 #C083A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C083A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	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 #C083A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c083a2; }
.text { color: #c083a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c083a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 131 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c083a2, #c08384); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #C083A2?: #C083A2 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C083A2?: The RGB value is 192, 131, 162: 192 red, 131 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C083A2?: The complementary color is #83C0A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C083A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.