What color is #C19CBC?

#C19CBC 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 #C19CBC?

The RGB value is 193, 156, 188: 193 red, 156 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C19CBC?

The complementary color is #9CC1A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C19CBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C19CBC color

#C19CBC rgb(193, 156, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C19CBC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 61.2% green and 73.7% blue (193, 156, 188).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% 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 8.75:1).

#C19CBC color codes

HEX	`#C19CBC`
RGB	`rgb(193, 156, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 61.2%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 19%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.57, 19.2, -11.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.57, 22.28, 329.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.957, 38.746, 52.783)`
Decimal	`12688572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C19CBC, 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 #C19CBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C19CBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	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 #C19CBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c19cbc; }
.text { color: #c19cbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c19cbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 156 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c19cbc, #c19caa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #C19CBC?: #C19CBC 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 #C19CBC?: The RGB value is 193, 156, 188: 193 red, 156 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C19CBC?: The complementary color is #9CC1A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C19CBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.