What color is #C187B1?

#C187B1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C187B1?

The RGB value is 193, 135, 177: 193 red, 135 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C187B1?

The complementary color is #87C197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C187B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C187B1 color

#C187B1 rgb(193, 135, 177)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C187B1 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 52.9% green and 69.4% blue (193, 135, 177).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 32% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 8% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#C187B1 color codes

HEX	`#C187B1`
RGB	`rgb(193, 135, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 52.9%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 32%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 30%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 8%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.21, 28.82, -13.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.21, 31.68, 335.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.592, 31.841, 45.7)`
Decimal	`12683185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C187B1, 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 #C187B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C187B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #C187B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c187b1; }
.text { color: #c187b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c187b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 135 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c187b1, #c18794); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C187B1?: #C187B1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C187B1?: The RGB value is 193, 135, 177: 193 red, 135 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C187B1?: The complementary color is #87C197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C187B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.