What color is #C09AA8?

#C09AA8 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 #C09AA8?

The RGB value is 192, 154, 168: 192 red, 154 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C09AA8?

The complementary color is #9AC0B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C09AA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C09AA8 color

#C09AA8 rgb(192, 154, 168)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C09AA8 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 60.4% green and 65.9% blue (192, 154, 168).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#C09AA8 color codes

HEX	`#C09AA8`
RGB	`rgb(192, 154, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 60.4%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 13%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.39, 16.39, -1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.39, 16.51, 353.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.361, 37.146, 42.082)`
Decimal	`12622504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C09AA8, 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 #C09AA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C09AA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	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 #C09AA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c09aa8; }
.text { color: #c09aa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c09aa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 154 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c09aa8, #c09f9a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C09AA8?: #C09AA8 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 #C09AA8?: The RGB value is 192, 154, 168: 192 red, 154 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C09AA8?: The complementary color is #9AC0B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C09AA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.