What color is #C089B1?

#C089B1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C089B1?

The RGB value is 192, 137, 177: 192 red, 137 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C089B1?

The complementary color is #89C098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C089B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C089B1 color

#C089B1 rgb(192, 137, 177)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C089B1 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 53.7% green and 69.4% blue (192, 137, 177).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 30% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#C089B1 color codes

HEX	`#C089B1`
RGB	`rgb(192, 137, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 53.7%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 30%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.57, 27.37, -12.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.57, 30.15, 335.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.619, 32.274, 45.782)`
Decimal	`12618161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C089B1, 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 #C089B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C089B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #C089B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c089b1; }
.text { color: #c089b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c089b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 137 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c089b1, #c08995); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C089B1?: #C089B1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C089B1?: The RGB value is 192, 137, 177: 192 red, 137 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C089B1?: The complementary color is #89C098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C089B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.