What color is #C19ABB?

#C19ABB 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 #C19ABB?

The RGB value is 193, 154, 187: 193 red, 154 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C19ABB?

The complementary color is #9AC1A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C19ABB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C19ABB color

#C19ABB rgb(193, 154, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C19ABB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 60.4% green and 73.3% blue (193, 154, 187).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 24% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#C19ABB color codes

HEX	`#C19ABB`
RGB	`rgb(193, 154, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 60.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 24%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 20%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.05, 20.12, -11.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.05, 23.18, 330.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.517, 38.038, 52.106)`
Decimal	`12688059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C19ABB, 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 #C19ABB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C19ABB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #C19ABB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c19abb; }
.text { color: #c19abb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c19abb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 154 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c19abb, #c19aa7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C19ABB?: #C19ABB 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 #C19ABB?: The RGB value is 193, 154, 187: 193 red, 154 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C19ABB?: The complementary color is #9AC1A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C19ABB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.