What color is #C39AB8?

#C39AB8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C39AB8?

The RGB value is 195, 154, 184: 195 red, 154 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C39AB8?

The complementary color is #9AC3A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C39AB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C39AB8 color

#C39AB8 rgb(195, 154, 184)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C39AB8 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 60.4% green and 72.2% blue (195, 154, 184).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 25% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 6% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#C39AB8 color codes

HEX	`#C39AB8`
RGB	`rgb(195, 154, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 60.4%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 25%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 6%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.15, 20.27, -9.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.15, 22.46, 334.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.712, 38.175, 50.457)`
Decimal	`12819128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C39AB8, 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 #C39AB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C39AB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #C39AB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c39ab8; }
.text { color: #c39ab8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c39ab8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 154 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c39ab8, #c39aa4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C39AB8?: #C39AB8 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C39AB8?: The RGB value is 195, 154, 184: 195 red, 154 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C39AB8?: The complementary color is #9AC3A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C39AB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.