What color is #C28CAA?

#C28CAA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C28CAA?

The RGB value is 194, 140, 170: 194 red, 140 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C28CAA?

The complementary color is #8CC2A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C28CAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C28CAA color

#C28CAA rgb(194, 140, 170)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C28CAA is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 54.9% green and 66.7% blue (194, 140, 170).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 31% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 12% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#C28CAA color codes

HEX	`#C28CAA`
RGB	`rgb(194, 140, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 54.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 31%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 28%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 12%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.27, 25.2, -7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.27, 26.33, 343.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.882, 33.129, 42.369)`
Decimal	`12749994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C28CAA, 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 #C28CAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C28CAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	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 #C28CAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c28caa; }
.text { color: #c28caa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c28caa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 140 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c28caa, #c28c8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C28CAA?: #C28CAA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C28CAA?: The RGB value is 194, 140, 170: 194 red, 140 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C28CAA?: The complementary color is #8CC2A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C28CAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.