What color is #C19BB6?

#C19BB6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C19BB6?

The RGB value is 193, 155, 182: 193 red, 155 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C19BB6?

The complementary color is #9BC1A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C19BB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C19BB6 color

#C19BB6 rgb(193, 155, 182)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C19BB6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 60.8% green and 71.4% blue (193, 155, 182).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 6% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#C19BB6 color codes

HEX	`#C19BB6`
RGB	`rgb(193, 155, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 60.8%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 20%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 6%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.14, 18.65, -8.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.14, 20.54, 335.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.156, 38.159, 49.392)`
Decimal	`12688310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C19BB6, 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 #C19BB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C19BB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #C19BB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c19bb6; }
.text { color: #c19bb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c19bb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 155 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c19bb6, #c19ba3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C19BB6?: #C19BB6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C19BB6?: The RGB value is 193, 155, 182: 193 red, 155 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C19BB6?: The complementary color is #9BC1A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C19BB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.