What color is #C095B1?

#C095B1 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C095B1?

The RGB value is 192, 149, 177: 192 red, 149 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C095B1?

The complementary color is #95C0A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C095B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C095B1 color

#C095B1 rgb(192, 149, 177)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C095B1 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 58.4% green and 69.4% blue (192, 149, 177).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 25% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

#C095B1 color codes

HEX	`#C095B1`
RGB	`rgb(192, 149, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 58.4%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 25%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 22%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.43, 20.72, -8.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.43, 22.35, 338)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.421, 35.877, 46.382)`
Decimal	`12621233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C095B1, 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 #C095B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C095B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	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 #C095B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c095b1; }
.text { color: #c095b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c095b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 149 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c095b1, #c0959c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C095B1?: #C095B1 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C095B1?: The RGB value is 192, 149, 177: 192 red, 149 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C095B1?: The complementary color is #95C0A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C095B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.