What color is #C398AD?

#C398AD 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 #C398AD?

The RGB value is 195, 152, 173: 195 red, 152 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C398AD?

The complementary color is #98C3AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C398AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C398AD color

#C398AD rgb(195, 152, 173)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C398AD is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 59.6% green and 67.8% blue (195, 152, 173).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 26% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 11% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#C398AD color codes

HEX	`#C398AD`
RGB	`rgb(195, 152, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 59.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 26%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 22%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 11%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.33, 19.44, -4.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.33, 20.01, 346.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.276, 37.077, 44.509)`
Decimal	`12818605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C398AD, 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 #C398AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C398AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #C398AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c398ad; }
.text { color: #c398ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c398ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 152 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c398ad, #c39898); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C398AD?: #C398AD 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 #C398AD?: The RGB value is 195, 152, 173: 195 red, 152 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C398AD?: The complementary color is #98C3AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C398AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.