What color is #C174B3?

#C174B3 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C174B3?

The RGB value is 193, 116, 179: 193 red, 116 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C174B3?

The complementary color is #74C182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C174B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C174B3 color

#C174B3 rgb(193, 116, 179)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C174B3 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 45.5% green and 70.2% blue (193, 116, 179).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 38% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 7% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#C174B3 color codes

HEX	`#C174B3`
RGB	`rgb(193, 116, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 45.5%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 38%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 40%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 7%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.05, 39.51, -20.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.05, 44.56, 332.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.374, 27.085, 45.951)`
Decimal	`12678323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C174B3, 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 #C174B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C174B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #C174B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c174b3; }
.text { color: #c174b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c174b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 116 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c174b3, #c1748c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #C174B3?: #C174B3 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C174B3?: The RGB value is 193, 116, 179: 193 red, 116 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C174B3?: The complementary color is #74C182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C174B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.