What color is #C190B8?

#C190B8 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 #C190B8?

The RGB value is 193, 144, 184: 193 red, 144 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C190B8?

The complementary color is #90C199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C190B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C190B8 color

#C190B8 rgb(193, 144, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C190B8 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 56.5% green and 72.2% blue (193, 144, 184).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 28% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 5% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#C190B8 color codes

HEX	`#C190B8`
RGB	`rgb(193, 144, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 56.5%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 28%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 25%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 5%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.55, 25.1, -13.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.55, 28.55, 331.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.617, 34.746, 49.905)`
Decimal	`12685496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C190B8, 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 #C190B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C190B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #C190B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c190b8; }
.text { color: #c190b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c190b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 144 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c190b8, #c190a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C190B8?: #C190B8 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 #C190B8?: The RGB value is 193, 144, 184: 193 red, 144 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C190B8?: The complementary color is #90C199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C190B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.