What color is #C098CF?

#C098CF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C098CF?

The RGB value is 192, 152, 207: 192 red, 152 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C098CF?

The complementary color is #A7CF98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C098CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C098CF color

#C098CF rgb(192, 152, 207)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C098CF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 59.6% green and 81.2% blue (192, 152, 207).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 36% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#C098CF color codes

HEX	`#C098CF`
RGB	`rgb(192, 152, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 59.6%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 36%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 27%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 27%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.14, 24.76, -22.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.14, 33.46, 317.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.227, 38.169, 64.057)`
Decimal	`12622031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C098CF, 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 #C098CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C098CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #C098CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c098cf; }
.text { color: #c098cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c098cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 152 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c098cf, #cf98c2); }

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Questions

What color is #C098CF?: #C098CF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C098CF?: The RGB value is 192, 152, 207: 192 red, 152 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C098CF?: The complementary color is #A7CF98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C098CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.