What color is #C290AC?

#C290AC 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 #C290AC?

The RGB value is 194, 144, 172: 194 red, 144 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C290AC?

The complementary color is #90C2A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C290AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C290AC color

#C290AC rgb(194, 144, 172)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C290AC is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 56.5% green and 67.5% blue (194, 144, 172).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 29% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 11% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#C290AC color codes

HEX	`#C290AC`
RGB	`rgb(194, 144, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 56.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 29%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 26%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 11%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.28, 23.33, -7.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.28, 24.43, 342.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.668, 34.396, 43.571)`
Decimal	`12751020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C290AC, 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 #C290AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C290AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #C290AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c290ac; }
.text { color: #c290ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c290ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 144 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c290ac, #c29093); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C290AC?: #C290AC 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 #C290AC?: The RGB value is 194, 144, 172: 194 red, 144 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C290AC?: The complementary color is #90C2A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C290AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.