What color is #C091BA?

#C091BA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C091BA?

The RGB value is 192, 145, 186: 192 red, 145 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C091BA?

The complementary color is #91C097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C091BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C091BA color

#C091BA rgb(192, 145, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C091BA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 56.9% green and 72.9% blue (192, 145, 186).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 27% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#C091BA color codes

HEX	`#C091BA`
RGB	`rgb(192, 145, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 56.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 27%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 24%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 3%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.75, 24.57, -14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.75, 28.49, 329.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.726, 35.004, 51.056)`
Decimal	`12620218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C091BA, 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 #C091BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C091BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #C091BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c091ba; }
.text { color: #c091ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c091ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 145 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c091ba, #c091a3); }

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Questions

What color is #C091BA?: #C091BA is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C091BA?: The RGB value is 192, 145, 186: 192 red, 145 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C091BA?: The complementary color is #91C097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C091BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.