What color is #C19FA8?

#C19FA8 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C19FA8?

The RGB value is 193, 159, 168: 193 red, 159 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C19FA8?

The complementary color is #9FC1B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C19FA8?

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.

#C19FA8 color

#C19FA8 rgb(193, 159, 168)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C19FA8 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 62.4% green and 65.9% blue (193, 159, 168).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 22% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 13% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#C19FA8 color codes

HEX	`#C19FA8`
RGB	`rgb(193, 159, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 62.4%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 22%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 18%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 13%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.72, 14, 0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.72, 14, 0.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.458, 38.962, 42.375)`
Decimal	`12689320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C19FA8, 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 #C19FA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C19FA8 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 #C19FA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c19fa8; }
.text { color: #c19fa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c19fa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 159 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c19fa8, #c1a79f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C19FA8?: #C19FA8 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C19FA8?: The RGB value is 193, 159, 168: 193 red, 159 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C19FA8?: The complementary color is #9FC1B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C19FA8?: 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.