What color is #C299BE?

#C299BE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C299BE?

The RGB value is 194, 153, 190: 194 red, 153 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C299BE?

The complementary color is #99C29D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C299BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C299BE color

#C299BE rgb(194, 153, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C299BE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 60% green and 74.5% blue (194, 153, 190).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 25% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#C299BE color codes

HEX	`#C299BE`
RGB	`rgb(194, 153, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 60%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 25%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 2%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68, 21.57, -13.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68, 25.32, 328.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.933, 37.971, 53.773)`
Decimal	`12753342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C299BE, 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 #C299BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C299BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #C299BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c299be; }
.text { color: #c299be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c299be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 153 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c299be, #c299aa); }

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Questions

What color is #C299BE?: #C299BE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C299BE?: The RGB value is 194, 153, 190: 194 red, 153 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C299BE?: The complementary color is #99C29D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C299BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.