What color is #C386AC?

#C386AC is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C386AC?

The RGB value is 195, 134, 172: 195 red, 134 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C386AC?

The complementary color is #86C39D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C386AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C386AC color

#C386AC rgb(195, 134, 172)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C386AC is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 52.5% green and 67.5% blue (195, 134, 172).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 34% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 12% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight Mauve (#CA83A7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#C386AC color codes

HEX	`#C386AC`
RGB	`rgb(195, 134, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 52.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 34%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 31%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 12%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.04, 29.2, -10.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.04, 31.05, 340.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.477, 31.633, 43.101)`
Decimal	`12813996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C386AC, 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 #C386AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C386AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #C386AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c386ac; }
.text { color: #c386ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c386ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 134 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c386ac, #c3868e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C386AC?: #C386AC is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C386AC?: The RGB value is 195, 134, 172: 195 red, 134 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C386AC?: The complementary color is #86C39D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C386AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.