What color is #C1A1B5?

#C1A1B5 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 #C1A1B5?

The RGB value is 193, 161, 181: 193 red, 161 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1A1B5?

The complementary color is #A1C1AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1A1B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1A1B5 color

#C1A1B5 rgb(193, 161, 181)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C1A1B5 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 63.1% green and 71% blue (193, 161, 181).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 21% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 6% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#C1A1B5 color codes

HEX	`#C1A1B5`
RGB	`rgb(193, 161, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 63.1%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 21%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 17%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 6%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.59, 15.16, -5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.59, 16.27, 338.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.077, 40.164, 49.19)`
Decimal	`12689845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1A1B5, 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 #C1A1B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1A1B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #C1A1B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1a1b5; }
.text { color: #c1a1b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1a1b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 161 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1a1b5, #c1a1a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C1A1B5?: #C1A1B5 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 #C1A1B5?: The RGB value is 193, 161, 181: 193 red, 161 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1A1B5?: The complementary color is #A1C1AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1A1B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.