What color is #C197BC?

#C197BC is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C197BC?

The RGB value is 193, 151, 188: 193 red, 151 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C197BC?

The complementary color is #97C19C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C197BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C197BC color

#C197BC rgb(193, 151, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C197BC is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 59.2% green and 73.7% blue (193, 151, 188).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 25% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#C197BC color codes

HEX	`#C197BC`
RGB	`rgb(193, 151, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 59.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 25%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 22%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.35, 21.96, -13.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.35, 25.59, 329.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.135, 37.103, 52.509)`
Decimal	`12687292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C197BC, 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 #C197BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C197BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #C197BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c197bc; }
.text { color: #c197bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c197bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 151 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c197bc, #c197a7); }

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Questions

What color is #C197BC?: #C197BC is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C197BC?: The RGB value is 193, 151, 188: 193 red, 151 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C197BC?: The complementary color is #97C19C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C197BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.