What color is #C198B9?

#C198B9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C198B9?

The RGB value is 193, 152, 185: 193 red, 152 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C198B9?

The complementary color is #98C1A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C198B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C198B9 color

#C198B9 rgb(193, 152, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C198B9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 59.6% green and 72.5% blue (193, 152, 185).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 25% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 4% 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 8.46:1).

#C198B9 color codes

HEX	`#C198B9`
RGB	`rgb(193, 152, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 59.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 25%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 4%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.5, 20.85, -11.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.5, 23.69, 331.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.977, 37.298, 50.878)`
Decimal	`12687545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C198B9, 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 #C198B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C198B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #C198B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c198b9; }
.text { color: #c198b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c198b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 152 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c198b9, #c198a4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C198B9?: #C198B9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C198B9?: The RGB value is 193, 152, 185: 193 red, 152 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C198B9?: The complementary color is #98C1A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C198B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.