What color is #C193A1?

#C193A1 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C193A1?

The RGB value is 193, 147, 161: 193 red, 147 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C193A1?

The complementary color is #93C1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C193A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C193A1 color

#C193A1 rgb(193, 147, 161)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C193A1 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 57.6% green and 63.1% blue (193, 147, 161).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 27% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 17% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#C193A1 color codes

HEX	`#C193A1`
RGB	`rgb(193, 147, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 57.6%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 27%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 24%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 17%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.58, 19.47, -0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.58, 19.48, 358.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.859, 34.78, 38.378)`
Decimal	`12686241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C193A1, 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 #C193A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C193A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #C193A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c193a1; }
.text { color: #c193a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c193a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 147 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c193a1, #c19c93); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C193A1?: #C193A1 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C193A1?: The RGB value is 193, 147, 161: 193 red, 147 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C193A1?: The complementary color is #93C1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C193A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.