What color is #C197A6?

#C197A6 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 #C197A6?

The RGB value is 193, 151, 166: 193 red, 151 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C197A6?

The complementary color is #97C1B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C197A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C197A6 color

#C197A6 rgb(193, 151, 166)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C197A6 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 59.2% green and 65.1% blue (193, 151, 166).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 25% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 14% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#C197A6 color codes

HEX	`#C197A6`
RGB	`rgb(193, 151, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 59.2%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 25%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 22%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 14%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.69, 18.08, -1.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.69, 18.17, 354.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.942, 36.225, 40.957)`
Decimal	`12687270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C197A6, 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 #C197A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C197A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #C197A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c197a6; }
.text { color: #c197a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c197a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 151 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c197a6, #c19d97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C197A6?: #C197A6 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 #C197A6?: The RGB value is 193, 151, 166: 193 red, 151 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C197A6?: The complementary color is #97C1B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C197A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.