What color is #C19EA3?

#C19EA3 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 #C19EA3?

The RGB value is 193, 158, 163: 193 red, 158 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C19EA3?

The complementary color is #9EC1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C19EA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C19EA3 color

#C19EA3 rgb(193, 158, 163)

Shades of red

The hex color #C19EA3 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 62% green and 63.9% blue (193, 158, 163).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 22% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 16% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#C19EA3 color codes

HEX	`#C19EA3`
RGB	`rgb(193, 158, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 62%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 22%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 18%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 16%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.34, 13.73, 2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.34, 13.92, 9.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.83, 38.437, 39.912)`
Decimal	`12689059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C19EA3, 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 #C19EA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C19EA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #C19EA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c19ea3; }
.text { color: #c19ea3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c19ea3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 158 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c19ea3, #c1ab9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C19EA3?: #C19EA3 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 #C19EA3?: The RGB value is 193, 158, 163: 193 red, 158 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C19EA3?: The complementary color is #9EC1BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C19EA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.