What color is #C09EBD?

#C09EBD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C09EBD?

The RGB value is 192, 158, 189: 192 red, 158 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C09EBD?

The complementary color is #9EC0A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C09EBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C09EBD color

#C09EBD rgb(192, 158, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C09EBD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 62% green and 74.1% blue (192, 158, 189).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 21% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#C09EBD color codes

HEX	`#C09EBD`
RGB	`rgb(192, 158, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 62%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 21%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.99, 17.93, -11.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.99, 21.16, 327.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.149, 39.335, 53.454)`
Decimal	`12623549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C09EBD, 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 #C09EBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C09EBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #C09EBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c09ebd; }
.text { color: #c09ebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c09ebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 158 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c09ebd, #c09eac); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C09EBD?: #C09EBD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C09EBD?: The RGB value is 192, 158, 189: 192 red, 158 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C09EBD?: The complementary color is #9EC0A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C09EBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.