What color is #C097BB?

#C097BB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C097BB?

The RGB value is 192, 151, 187: 192 red, 151 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C097BB?

The complementary color is #97C09C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C097BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C097BB color

#C097BB rgb(192, 151, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C097BB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 59.2% green and 73.3% blue (192, 151, 187).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 25% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#C097BB color codes

HEX	`#C097BB`
RGB	`rgb(192, 151, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 59.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 25%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 21%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 3%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.22, 21.43, -12.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.22, 24.95, 329.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.774, 36.929, 51.931)`
Decimal	`12621755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C097BB, 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 #C097BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C097BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	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 #C097BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c097bb; }
.text { color: #c097bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c097bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 151 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c097bb, #c097a7); }

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Questions

What color is #C097BB?: #C097BB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C097BB?: The RGB value is 192, 151, 187: 192 red, 151 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C097BB?: The complementary color is #97C09C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C097BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.