What color is #C0A6C6?

#C0A6C6 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 #C0A6C6?

The RGB value is 192, 166, 198: 192 red, 166 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0A6C6?

The complementary color is #ACC6A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0A6C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0A6C6 color

#C0A6C6 rgb(192, 166, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C0A6C6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 65.1% green and 77.6% blue (192, 166, 198).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 22% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#C0A6C6 color codes

HEX	`#C0A6C6`
RGB	`rgb(192, 166, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 65.1%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 22%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 16%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 16%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.25, 15.23, -12.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.25, 19.91, 319.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.566, 42.557, 59.229)`
Decimal	`12625606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0A6C6, 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 #C0A6C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0A6C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #C0A6C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0a6c6; }
.text { color: #c0a6c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0a6c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 166 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0a6c6, #c6a6bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C0A6C6?: #C0A6C6 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 #C0A6C6?: The RGB value is 192, 166, 198: 192 red, 166 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0A6C6?: The complementary color is #ACC6A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0A6C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.