What color is #C177A4?

#C177A4 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 #C177A4?

The RGB value is 193, 119, 164: 193 red, 119 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C177A4?

The complementary color is #77C194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C177A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C177A4 color

#C177A4 rgb(193, 119, 164)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C177A4 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 46.7% green and 64.3% blue (193, 119, 164).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 37% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 15% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Fading Love (#C973A2), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#C177A4 color codes

HEX	`#C177A4`
RGB	`rgb(193, 119, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 46.7%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 37%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 38%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 15%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.17, 35.36, -11.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.17, 37.28, 341.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.29, 27.214, 38.509)`
Decimal	`12679076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C177A4, 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 #C177A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C177A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #C177A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c177a4; }
.text { color: #c177a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c177a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 119 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c177a4, #c1777f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #C177A4?: #C177A4 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 #C177A4?: The RGB value is 193, 119, 164: 193 red, 119 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C177A4?: The complementary color is #77C194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C177A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.