What color is #C0A1BD?

#C0A1BD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0A1BD?

The RGB value is 192, 161, 189: 192 red, 161 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0A1BD?

The complementary color is #A1C0A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0A1BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0A1BD color

#C0A1BD rgb(192, 161, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C0A1BD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 63.1% green and 74.1% blue (192, 161, 189).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 20% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#C0A1BD color codes

HEX	`#C0A1BD`
RGB	`rgb(192, 161, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 63.1%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 20%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 16%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 2%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.73, 16.27, -10.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.73, 19.17, 328.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.667, 40.371, 53.626)`
Decimal	`12624317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0A1BD, 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 #C0A1BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0A1BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	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 #C0A1BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0a1bd; }
.text { color: #c0a1bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0a1bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 161 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0a1bd, #c0a1ae); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C0A1BD?: #C0A1BD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0A1BD?: The RGB value is 192, 161, 189: 192 red, 161 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0A1BD?: The complementary color is #A1C0A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0A1BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.