What color is #C1ADBC?

#C1ADBC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1ADBC?

The RGB value is 193, 173, 188: 193 red, 173 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1ADBC?

The complementary color is #ADC1B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1ADBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1ADBC color

#C1ADBC rgb(193, 173, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C1ADBC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 67.8% green and 73.7% blue (193, 173, 188).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 14% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#C1ADBC color codes

HEX	`#C1ADBC`
RGB	`rgb(193, 173, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 67.8%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 14%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.8, 9.85, -5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.8, 11.06, 333.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.012, 44.856, 53.801)`
Decimal	`12692924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1ADBC, 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 #C1ADBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1ADBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #C1ADBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1adbc; }
.text { color: #c1adbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1adbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 173 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1adbc, #c1adb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C1ADBC?: #C1ADBC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1ADBC?: The RGB value is 193, 173, 188: 193 red, 173 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1ADBC?: The complementary color is #ADC1B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1ADBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.