What color is #C09EB3?

#C09EB3 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 #C09EB3?

The RGB value is 192, 158, 179: 192 red, 158 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C09EB3?

The complementary color is #9EC0AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C09EB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C09EB3 color

#C09EB3 rgb(192, 158, 179)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C09EB3 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 62% green and 70.2% blue (192, 158, 179).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 21% saturation and 69% 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 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#C09EB3 color codes

HEX	`#C09EB3`
RGB	`rgb(192, 158, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 62%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 21%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 7%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.69, 16.1, -6.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.69, 17.22, 339.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.101, 38.916, 47.933)`
Decimal	`12623539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C09EB3, 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 #C09EB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C09EB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	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 #C09EB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c09eb3; }
.text { color: #c09eb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c09eb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 158 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c09eb3, #c09ea2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C09EB3?: #C09EB3 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 #C09EB3?: The RGB value is 192, 158, 179: 192 red, 158 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C09EB3?: The complementary color is #9EC0AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C09EB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.