What color is #C09AA6?

#C09AA6 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C09AA6?

The RGB value is 192, 154, 166: 192 red, 154 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C09AA6?

The complementary color is #9AC0B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C09AA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C09AA6 color

#C09AA6 rgb(192, 154, 166)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C09AA6 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 60.4% green and 65.1% blue (192, 154, 166).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#C09AA6 color codes

HEX	`#C09AA6`
RGB	`rgb(192, 154, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 60.4%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 14%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.33, 16.06, -0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.33, 16.08, 356.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.177, 37.072, 41.108)`
Decimal	`12622502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C09AA6, 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 #C09AA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C09AA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #C09AA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c09aa6; }
.text { color: #c09aa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c09aa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 154 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c09aa6, #c0a19a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C09AA6?: #C09AA6 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C09AA6?: The RGB value is 192, 154, 166: 192 red, 154 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C09AA6?: The complementary color is #9AC0B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C09AA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.