What color is #C189BB?

#C189BB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C189BB?

The RGB value is 193, 137, 187: 193 red, 137 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C189BB?

The complementary color is #89C18F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C189BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C189BB color

#C189BB rgb(193, 137, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C189BB is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 53.7% green and 73.3% blue (193, 137, 187).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 31% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#C189BB color codes

HEX	`#C189BB`
RGB	`rgb(193, 137, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 53.7%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 31%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 29%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.01, 29.52, -17.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.01, 34.37, 329.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.907, 32.818, 51.236)`
Decimal	`12683707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C189BB, 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 #C189BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C189BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #C189BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c189bb; }
.text { color: #c189bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c189bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 137 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c189bb, #c1899f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C189BB?: #C189BB is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C189BB?: The RGB value is 193, 137, 187: 193 red, 137 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C189BB?: The complementary color is #89C18F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C189BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.