What color is #C287AB?

#C287AB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C287AB?

The RGB value is 194, 135, 171: 194 red, 135 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C287AB?

The complementary color is #87C29E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C287AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C287AB color

#C287AB rgb(194, 135, 171)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C287AB is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 52.9% green and 67.1% blue (194, 135, 171).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 33% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 12% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight Mauve (#CA83A7), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#C287AB color codes

HEX	`#C287AB`
RGB	`rgb(194, 135, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 52.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 33%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 30%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 12%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.13, 28.13, -9.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.13, 29.81, 340.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.263, 31.739, 42.631)`
Decimal	`12748715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C287AB, 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 #C287AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C287AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #C287AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c287ab; }
.text { color: #c287ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c287ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 135 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c287ab, #c2878d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C287AB?: #C287AB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C287AB?: The RGB value is 194, 135, 171: 194 red, 135 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C287AB?: The complementary color is #87C29E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C287AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.