What color is #C189A5?

#C189A5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinch Me. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C189A5?

The RGB value is 193, 137, 165: 193 red, 137 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C189A5?

The complementary color is #89C1A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C189A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C189A5 color

#C189A5 rgb(193, 137, 165)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C189A5 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 53.7% green and 64.7% blue (193, 137, 165).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 31% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 15% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pinch Me (#C88CA4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#C189A5 color codes

HEX	`#C189A5`
RGB	`rgb(193, 137, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 53.7%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 31%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 29%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 15%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.3, 25.66, -6.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.3, 26.41, 346.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.73, 31.947, 39.769)`
Decimal	`12683685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C189A5, 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 #C189A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C189A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #C189A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c189a5; }
.text { color: #c189a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c189a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 137 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c189a5, #c18989); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C189A5?: #C189A5 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinch Me. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C189A5?: The RGB value is 193, 137, 165: 193 red, 137 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C189A5?: The complementary color is #89C1A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C189A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.