What color is #C398A3?

#C398A3 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C398A3?

The RGB value is 195, 152, 163: 195 red, 152 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C398A3?

The complementary color is #98C3B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C398A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C398A3 color

#C398A3 rgb(195, 152, 163)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C398A3 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 59.6% green and 63.9% blue (195, 152, 163).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 26% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 16% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#C398A3 color codes

HEX	`#C398A3`
RGB	`rgb(195, 152, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 59.6%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 26%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 22%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 16%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.05, 17.77, 0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.05, 17.78, 1.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.345, 36.704, 39.603)`
Decimal	`12818595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C398A3, 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 #C398A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C398A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #C398A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c398a3; }
.text { color: #c398a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c398a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 152 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c398a3, #c3a398); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C398A3?: #C398A3 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C398A3?: The RGB value is 195, 152, 163: 195 red, 152 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C398A3?: The complementary color is #98C3B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C398A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.