What color is #C196B2?

#C196B2 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 #C196B2?

The RGB value is 193, 150, 178: 193 red, 150 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C196B2?

The complementary color is #96C1A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C196B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C196B2 color

#C196B2 rgb(193, 150, 178)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C196B2 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 58.8% green and 69.8% blue (193, 150, 178).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 26% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 8% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#C196B2 color codes

HEX	`#C196B2`
RGB	`rgb(193, 150, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 58.8%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 26%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 22%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 8%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.8, 20.7, -8.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.8, 22.33, 337.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.934, 36.366, 46.974)`
Decimal	`12687026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C196B2, 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 #C196B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C196B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	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 #C196B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c196b2; }
.text { color: #c196b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c196b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 150 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c196b2, #c1969d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C196B2?: #C196B2 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 #C196B2?: The RGB value is 193, 150, 178: 193 red, 150 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C196B2?: The complementary color is #96C1A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C196B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.