What color is #C290AE?

#C290AE 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 #C290AE?

The RGB value is 194, 144, 174: 194 red, 144 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C290AE?

The complementary color is #90C2A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C290AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C290AE color

#C290AE rgb(194, 144, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C290AE is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 56.5% green and 68.2% blue (194, 144, 174).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 29% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 10% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#C290AE color codes

HEX	`#C290AE`
RGB	`rgb(194, 144, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 56.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 29%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 26%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 10%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.34, 23.67, -8.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.34, 25.08, 340.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.861, 34.473, 44.591)`
Decimal	`12751022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C290AE, 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 #C290AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C290AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	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 #C290AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c290ae; }
.text { color: #c290ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c290ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 144 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c290ae, #c29095); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C290AE?: #C290AE 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 #C290AE?: The RGB value is 194, 144, 174: 194 red, 144 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C290AE?: The complementary color is #90C2A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C290AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.