What color is #C290BC?

#C290BC is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C290BC?

The RGB value is 194, 144, 188: 194 red, 144 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C290BC?

The complementary color is #90C296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C290BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C290BC color

#C290BC rgb(194, 144, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C290BC is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 56.5% green and 73.7% blue (194, 144, 188).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 29% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#C290BC color codes

HEX	`#C290BC`
RGB	`rgb(194, 144, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 56.5%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 29%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 26%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.79, 26.18, -15.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.79, 30.41, 329.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.298, 35.048, 52.157)`
Decimal	`12751036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C290BC, 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 #C290BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C290BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #C290BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c290bc; }
.text { color: #c290bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c290bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 144 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c290bc, #c290a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C290BC?: #C290BC is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C290BC?: The RGB value is 194, 144, 188: 194 red, 144 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C290BC?: The complementary color is #90C296, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C290BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.