What color is #C19EB0?

#C19EB0 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C19EB0?

The RGB value is 193, 158, 176: 193 red, 158 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C19EB0?

The complementary color is #9EC1AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C19EB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C19EB0 color

#C19EB0 rgb(193, 158, 176)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C19EB0 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 62% green and 69% blue (193, 158, 176).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 22% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 9% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#C19EB0 color codes

HEX	`#C19EB0`
RGB	`rgb(193, 158, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 62%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 22%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 18%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 9%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.7, 15.93, -4.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.7, 16.53, 344.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.055, 38.927, 46.364)`
Decimal	`12689072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C19EB0, 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 #C19EB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C19EB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #C19EB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c19eb0; }
.text { color: #c19eb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c19eb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 158 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c19eb0, #c19e9f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C19EB0?: #C19EB0 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C19EB0?: The RGB value is 193, 158, 176: 193 red, 158 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C19EB0?: The complementary color is #9EC1AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C19EB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.