What color is #C29BB8?

#C29BB8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C29BB8?

The RGB value is 194, 155, 184: 194 red, 155 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C29BB8?

The complementary color is #9BC2A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C29BB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C29BB8 color

#C29BB8 rgb(194, 155, 184)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C29BB8 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 60.8% green and 72.2% blue (194, 155, 184).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 24% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 5% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#C29BB8 color codes

HEX	`#C29BB8`
RGB	`rgb(194, 155, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 60.8%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 24%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 20%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 5%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.3, 19.36, -9.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.3, 21.56, 333.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.62, 38.374, 50.5)`
Decimal	`12753848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C29BB8, 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 #C29BB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C29BB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #C29BB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c29bb8; }
.text { color: #c29bb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c29bb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 155 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c29bb8, #c29ba5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C29BB8?: #C29BB8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C29BB8?: The RGB value is 194, 155, 184: 194 red, 155 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C29BB8?: The complementary color is #9BC2A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C29BB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.