What color is #C195B4?

#C195B4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C195B4?

The RGB value is 193, 149, 180: 193 red, 149 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C195B4?

The complementary color is #95C1A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C195B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C195B4 color

#C195B4 rgb(193, 149, 180)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C195B4 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 58.4% green and 70.6% blue (193, 149, 180).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 26% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 7% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#C195B4 color codes

HEX	`#C195B4`
RGB	`rgb(193, 149, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 58.4%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 26%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 23%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 7%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.62, 21.61, -9.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.62, 23.71, 335.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.977, 36.129, 47.986)`
Decimal	`12686772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C195B4, 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 #C195B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C195B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	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 #C195B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c195b4; }
.text { color: #c195b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c195b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 149 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c195b4, #c1959e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C195B4?: #C195B4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C195B4?: The RGB value is 193, 149, 180: 193 red, 149 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C195B4?: The complementary color is #95C1A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C195B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.