What color is #C1AABD?

#C1AABD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1AABD?

The RGB value is 193, 170, 189: 193 red, 170 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1AABD?

The complementary color is #AAC1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1AABD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1AABD color

#C1AABD rgb(193, 170, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C1AABD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 66.7% green and 74.1% blue (193, 170, 189).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 16% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#C1AABD color codes

HEX	`#C1AABD`
RGB	`rgb(193, 170, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 66.7%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 16%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 12%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 2%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.07, 11.68, -6.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.07, 13.43, 330.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.551, 43.762, 54.181)`
Decimal	`12692157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1AABD, 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 #C1AABD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1AABD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #C1AABD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1aabd; }
.text { color: #c1aabd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1aabd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 170 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1aabd, #c1aab1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C1AABD?: #C1AABD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1AABD?: The RGB value is 193, 170, 189: 193 red, 170 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1AABD?: The complementary color is #AAC1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1AABD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.