What color is #C093A5?

#C093A5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C093A5?

The RGB value is 192, 147, 165: 192 red, 147 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C093A5?

The complementary color is #93C0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C093A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C093A5 color

#C093A5 rgb(192, 147, 165)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C093A5 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 57.6% green and 64.7% blue (192, 147, 165).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 26% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#C093A5 color codes

HEX	`#C093A5`
RGB	`rgb(192, 147, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 57.6%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 26%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 14%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.59, 19.76, -2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.59, 19.97, 351.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.963, 34.792, 40.253)`
Decimal	`12620709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C093A5, 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 #C093A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C093A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #C093A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c093a5; }
.text { color: #c093a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c093a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 147 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c093a5, #c09893); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C093A5?: #C093A5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C093A5?: The RGB value is 192, 147, 165: 192 red, 147 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C093A5?: The complementary color is #93C0AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C093A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.