What color is #C19CA1?

#C19CA1 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C19CA1?

The RGB value is 193, 156, 161: 193 red, 156 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C19CA1?

The complementary color is #9CC1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C19CA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C19CA1 color

#C19CA1 rgb(193, 156, 161)

Shades of red

The hex color #C19CA1 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 61.2% green and 63.1% blue (193, 156, 161).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 17% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#C19CA1 color codes

HEX	`#C19CA1`
RGB	`rgb(193, 156, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 61.2%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 19%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 17%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.79, 14.5, 2.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.79, 14.74, 10.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.314, 37.689, 38.862)`
Decimal	`12688545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C19CA1, 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 #C19CA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C19CA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	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 #C19CA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c19ca1; }
.text { color: #c19ca1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c19ca1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 156 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c19ca1, #c1aa9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C19CA1?: #C19CA1 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C19CA1?: The RGB value is 193, 156, 161: 193 red, 156 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C19CA1?: The complementary color is #9CC1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C19CA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.