What color is #C1909E?

#C1909E is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1909E?

The RGB value is 193, 144, 158: 193 red, 144 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1909E?

The complementary color is #90C1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1909E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1909E color

#C1909E rgb(193, 144, 158)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C1909E is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 56.5% green and 62% blue (193, 144, 158).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 28% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 18% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#C1909E color codes

HEX	`#C1909E`
RGB	`rgb(193, 144, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 56.5%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 28%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 25%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 18%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.77, 20.65, -0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.77, 20.65, 359.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.137, 33.754, 36.847)`
Decimal	`12685470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1909E, 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 #C1909E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1909E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #C1909E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1909e; }
.text { color: #c1909e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1909e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 144 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1909e, #c19b90); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C1909E?: #C1909E is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1909E?: The RGB value is 193, 144, 158: 193 red, 144 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1909E?: The complementary color is #90C1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1909E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.