What color is #C191B9?

#C191B9 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 #C191B9?

The RGB value is 193, 145, 185: 193 red, 145 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C191B9?

The complementary color is #91C199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C191B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C191B9 color

#C191B9 rgb(193, 145, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C191B9 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 56.9% green and 72.5% blue (193, 145, 185).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 28% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#C191B9 color codes

HEX	`#C191B9`
RGB	`rgb(193, 145, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 56.9%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 28%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 25%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 4%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.82, 24.73, -13.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.82, 28.3, 330.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.874, 35.092, 50.51)`
Decimal	`12685753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C191B9, 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 #C191B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C191B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	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 #C191B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c191b9; }
.text { color: #c191b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c191b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 145 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c191b9, #c191a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C191B9?: #C191B9 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 #C191B9?: The RGB value is 193, 145, 185: 193 red, 145 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C191B9?: The complementary color is #91C199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C191B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.