What color is #C16293?

#C16293 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Llilacquered. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C16293?

The RGB value is 193, 98, 147: 193 red, 98 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C16293?

The complementary color is #62C190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C16293?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C16293 color

#C16293 rgb(193, 98, 147)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C16293 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 38.4% green and 57.6% blue (193, 98, 147).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 43% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 24% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Llilacquered (#C35B99), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#C16293 color codes

HEX	`#C16293`
RGB	`rgb(193, 98, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 38.4%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 43%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 49%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 24%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.22, 43.81, -9.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.22, 44.8, 347.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.627, 22.182, 30.214)`
Decimal	`12673683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C16293, 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 #C16293	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C16293 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	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 #C16293 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c16293; }
.text { color: #c16293; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c16293; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 98 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c16293, #c16263); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #C16293?: #C16293 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Llilacquered. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C16293?: The RGB value is 193, 98, 147: 193 red, 98 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C16293?: The complementary color is #62C190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C16293?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.