What color is #C16B9A?

#C16B9A is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C16B9A?

The RGB value is 193, 107, 154: 193 red, 107 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C16B9A?

The complementary color is #6BC192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C16B9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C16B9A color

#C16B9A rgb(193, 107, 154)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C16B9A is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 42% green and 60.4% blue (193, 107, 154).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 41% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 20% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Fading Love (#C973A2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#C16B9A color codes

HEX	`#C16B9A`
RGB	`rgb(193, 107, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 42%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 41%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 45%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 20%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.28, 40.18, -10.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.28, 41.51, 345.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.083, 24.188, 33.492)`
Decimal	`12675994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C16B9A, 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 #C16B9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C16B9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #C16B9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c16b9a; }
.text { color: #c16b9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c16b9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 107 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c16b9a, #c16b6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #C16B9A?: #C16B9A is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C16B9A?: The RGB value is 193, 107, 154: 193 red, 107 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C16B9A?: The complementary color is #6BC192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C16B9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.