What color is #C3A0BF?

#C3A0BF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3A0BF?

The RGB value is 195, 160, 191: 195 red, 160 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3A0BF?

The complementary color is #A0C3A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3A0BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3A0BF color

#C3A0BF rgb(195, 160, 191)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C3A0BF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 62.7% green and 74.9% blue (195, 160, 191).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 23% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#C3A0BF color codes

HEX	`#C3A0BF`
RGB	`rgb(195, 160, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 62.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 23%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 18%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 2%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.83, 18.24, -11.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.83, 21.33, 328.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.479, 40.506, 54.756)`
Decimal	`12820671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3A0BF, 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 #C3A0BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3A0BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #C3A0BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3a0bf; }
.text { color: #c3a0bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3a0bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 160 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3a0bf, #c3a0ad); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C3A0BF?: #C3A0BF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3A0BF?: The RGB value is 195, 160, 191: 195 red, 160 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3A0BF?: The complementary color is #A0C3A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3A0BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.