What color is #C399A8?

#C399A8 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 #C399A8?

The RGB value is 195, 153, 168: 195 red, 153 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C399A8?

The complementary color is #99C3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C399A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C399A8 color

#C399A8 rgb(195, 153, 168)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C399A8 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 60% green and 65.9% blue (195, 153, 168).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 26% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 14% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.44:1).

#C399A8 color codes

HEX	`#C399A8`
RGB	`rgb(195, 153, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 60%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 26%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 22%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 14%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.44, 18.04, -1.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.44, 18.13, 354.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.965, 37.213, 42.063)`
Decimal	`12818856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C399A8, 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 #C399A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C399A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.44:1	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 #C399A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c399a8; }
.text { color: #c399a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c399a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 153 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c399a8, #c39f99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C399A8?: #C399A8 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 #C399A8?: The RGB value is 195, 153, 168: 195 red, 153 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C399A8?: The complementary color is #99C3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C399A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.