What color is #C293B1?

#C293B1 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 #C293B1?

The RGB value is 194, 147, 177: 194 red, 147 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C293B1?

The complementary color is #93C2A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C293B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C293B1 color

#C293B1 rgb(194, 147, 177)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C293B1 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 57.6% green and 69.4% blue (194, 147, 177).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 28% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 9% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#C293B1 color codes

HEX	`#C293B1`
RGB	`rgb(194, 147, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 57.6%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 28%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 24%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 9%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.15, 22.54, -8.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.15, 24.18, 338.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.617, 35.513, 46.301)`
Decimal	`12751793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C293B1, 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 #C293B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C293B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	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 #C293B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c293b1; }
.text { color: #c293b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c293b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 147 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c293b1, #c2939a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C293B1?: #C293B1 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 #C293B1?: The RGB value is 194, 147, 177: 194 red, 147 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C293B1?: The complementary color is #93C2A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C293B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.