What color is #C186A7?

#C186A7 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C186A7?

The RGB value is 193, 134, 167: 193 red, 134 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C186A7?

The complementary color is #86C1A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C186A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C186A7 color

#C186A7 rgb(193, 134, 167)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C186A7 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 52.5% green and 65.5% blue (193, 134, 167).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 32% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 13% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight Mauve (#CA83A7), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#C186A7 color codes

HEX	`#C186A7`
RGB	`rgb(193, 134, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 52.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 32%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 31%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 13%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.66, 27.65, -8.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.66, 28.88, 343.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.492, 31.179, 40.595)`
Decimal	`12682919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C186A7, 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 #C186A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C186A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	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 #C186A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c186a7; }
.text { color: #c186a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c186a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 134 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c186a7, #c1868a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C186A7?: #C186A7 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C186A7?: The RGB value is 193, 134, 167: 193 red, 134 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C186A7?: The complementary color is #86C1A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C186A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.