What color is #C191BA?

#C191BA 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 #C191BA?

The RGB value is 193, 145, 186: 193 red, 145 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C191BA?

The complementary color is #91C198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C191BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C191BA color

#C191BA rgb(193, 145, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C191BA is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 56.9% green and 72.9% blue (193, 145, 186).

Its hue angle is 309°, 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 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#C191BA color codes

HEX	`#C191BA`
RGB	`rgb(193, 145, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 56.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 28%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 25%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 4%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.85, 24.91, -14.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.85, 28.71, 330.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.98, 35.135, 51.068)`
Decimal	`12685754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C191BA, 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 #C191BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C191BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #C191BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c191ba; }
.text { color: #c191ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c191ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 145 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c191ba, #c191a2); }

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Questions

What color is #C191BA?: #C191BA 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 #C191BA?: The RGB value is 193, 145, 186: 193 red, 145 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C191BA?: The complementary color is #91C198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C191BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.