What color is #C385AF?

#C385AF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C385AF?

The RGB value is 195, 133, 175: 195 red, 133 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C385AF?

The complementary color is #85C399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C385AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C385AF color

#C385AF rgb(195, 133, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C385AF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 52.2% green and 68.6% blue (195, 133, 175).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 34% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 10% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#C385AF color codes

HEX	`#C385AF`
RGB	`rgb(195, 133, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 52.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 34%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 32%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 10%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.91, 30.26, -12.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.91, 32.73, 337.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.631, 31.474, 44.589)`
Decimal	`12813743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C385AF, 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 #C385AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C385AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #C385AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c385af; }
.text { color: #c385af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c385af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 133 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c385af, #c38590); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C385AF?: #C385AF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C385AF?: The RGB value is 195, 133, 175: 195 red, 133 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C385AF?: The complementary color is #85C399, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C385AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.