What color is #C2A0BA?

#C2A0BA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2A0BA?

The RGB value is 194, 160, 186: 194 red, 160 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2A0BA?

The complementary color is #A0C2A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2A0BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2A0BA color

#C2A0BA rgb(194, 160, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C2A0BA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 62.7% green and 72.9% blue (194, 160, 186).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 22% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#C2A0BA color codes

HEX	`#C2A0BA`
RGB	`rgb(194, 160, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 62.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 22%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 18%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 4%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.58, 16.97, -8.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.58, 19.06, 332.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.681, 40.157, 51.895)`
Decimal	`12755130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2A0BA, 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 #C2A0BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2A0BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #C2A0BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2a0ba; }
.text { color: #c2a0ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2a0ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 160 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2a0ba, #c2a0a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C2A0BA?: #C2A0BA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2A0BA?: The RGB value is 194, 160, 186: 194 red, 160 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2A0BA?: The complementary color is #A0C2A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2A0BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.