What color is #C192AF?

#C192AF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C192AF?

The RGB value is 193, 146, 175: 193 red, 146 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C192AF?

The complementary color is #92C1A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C192AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C192AF color

#C192AF rgb(193, 146, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C192AF is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 57.3% green and 68.6% blue (193, 146, 175).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 27% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 9% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#C192AF color codes

HEX	`#C192AF`
RGB	`rgb(193, 146, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 57.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 27%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 24%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 9%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.74, 22.38, -8.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.74, 23.86, 339.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.009, 34.992, 45.196)`
Decimal	`12685999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C192AF, 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 #C192AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C192AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #C192AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c192af; }
.text { color: #c192af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c192af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 146 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c192af, #c19298); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C192AF?: #C192AF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C192AF?: The RGB value is 193, 146, 175: 193 red, 146 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C192AF?: The complementary color is #92C1A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C192AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.