What color is #C396AE?

#C396AE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C396AE?

The RGB value is 195, 150, 174: 195 red, 150 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C396AE?

The complementary color is #96C3AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C396AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C396AE color

#C396AE rgb(195, 150, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C396AE is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 58.8% green and 68.2% blue (195, 150, 174).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 27% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 11% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#C396AE color codes

HEX	`#C396AE`
RGB	`rgb(195, 150, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 58.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 27%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 23%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 11%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.88, 20.71, -5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.88, 21.56, 343.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.052, 36.472, 44.914)`
Decimal	`12818094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C396AE, 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 #C396AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C396AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	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 #C396AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c396ae; }
.text { color: #c396ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c396ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 150 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c396ae, #c39698); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C396AE?: #C396AE is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C396AE?: The RGB value is 195, 150, 174: 195 red, 150 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C396AE?: The complementary color is #96C3AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C396AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.