What color is #C349A8?

#C349A8 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Magenta Memoir. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C349A8?

The RGB value is 195, 73, 168: 195 red, 73 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C349A8?

The complementary color is #49C364, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C349A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C349A8 color

#C349A8 rgb(195, 73, 168)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C349A8 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 28.6% green and 65.9% blue (195, 73, 168).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 50% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 14% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Magenta Memoir (#B4559B), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#C349A8 color codes

HEX	`#C349A8`
RGB	`rgb(195, 73, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 28.6%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 50%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 63%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 14%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.92, 59.24, -26.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.92, 65, 335.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.957, 19.197, 39.061)`
Decimal	`12798376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C349A8, 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 #C349A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C349A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	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 #C349A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c349a8; }
.text { color: #c349a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c349a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 73 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c349a8, #c3496b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C349A8?: #C349A8 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Magenta Memoir. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C349A8?: The RGB value is 195, 73, 168: 195 red, 73 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C349A8?: The complementary color is #49C364, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C349A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.