What color is #C16787?

#C16787 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C16787?

The RGB value is 193, 103, 135: 193 red, 103 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C16787?

The complementary color is #67C1A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C16787?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C16787 color

#C16787 rgb(193, 103, 135)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C16787 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 40.4% green and 52.9% blue (193, 103, 135).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 42% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 30% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Malevolent Mauve (#BB6688), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#C16787 color codes

HEX	`#C16787`
RGB	`rgb(193, 103, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 40.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 42%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 47%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 30%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.86, 39.56, -1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.86, 39.59, 357.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.217, 22.79, 25.672)`
Decimal	`12674951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C16787, 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 #C16787	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C16787 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #C16787 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c16787; }
.text { color: #c16787; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c16787; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 103 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c16787, #c17467); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #C16787?: #C16787 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C16787?: The RGB value is 193, 103, 135: 193 red, 103 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C16787?: The complementary color is #67C1A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C16787?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.