What color is #C09DB3?

#C09DB3 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C09DB3?

The RGB value is 192, 157, 179: 192 red, 157 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C09DB3?

The complementary color is #9DC0AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C09DB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C09DB3 color

#C09DB3 rgb(192, 157, 179)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C09DB3 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 61.6% green and 70.2% blue (192, 157, 179).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 22% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#C09DB3 color codes

HEX	`#C09DB3`
RGB	`rgb(192, 157, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 61.6%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 22%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 7%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.44, 16.65, -6.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.44, 17.87, 338.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.931, 38.576, 47.876)`
Decimal	`12623283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C09DB3, 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 #C09DB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C09DB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	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 #C09DB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c09db3; }
.text { color: #c09db3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c09db3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 157 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c09db3, #c09da2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C09DB3?: #C09DB3 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C09DB3?: The RGB value is 192, 157, 179: 192 red, 157 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C09DB3?: The complementary color is #9DC0AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C09DB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.