What color is #C0A7BA?

#C0A7BA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0A7BA?

The RGB value is 192, 167, 186: 192 red, 167 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0A7BA?

The complementary color is #A7C0AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0A7BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0A7BA color

#C0A7BA rgb(192, 167, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C0A7BA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 65.5% green and 72.9% blue (192, 167, 186).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 17% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#C0A7BA color codes

HEX	`#C0A7BA`
RGB	`rgb(192, 167, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 65.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 17%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 3%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.14, 12.41, -6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.14, 13.96, 332.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.419, 42.39, 52.287)`
Decimal	`12625850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0A7BA, 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 #C0A7BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0A7BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #C0A7BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0a7ba; }
.text { color: #c0a7ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0a7ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 167 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0a7ba, #c0a7ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C0A7BA?: #C0A7BA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0A7BA?: The RGB value is 192, 167, 186: 192 red, 167 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0A7BA?: The complementary color is #A7C0AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0A7BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.