What color is #C3A9BE?

#C3A9BE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3A9BE?

The RGB value is 195, 169, 190: 195 red, 169 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3A9BE?

The complementary color is #A9C3AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3A9BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3A9BE color

#C3A9BE rgb(195, 169, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C3A9BE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 66.3% green and 74.5% blue (195, 169, 190).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 18% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#C3A9BE color codes

HEX	`#C3A9BE`
RGB	`rgb(195, 169, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 66.3%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 18%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 13%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 3%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.03, 13.11, -7.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.03, 14.97, 331.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.987, 43.697, 54.717)`
Decimal	`12822974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3A9BE, 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 #C3A9BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3A9BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	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 #C3A9BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3a9be; }
.text { color: #c3a9be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3a9be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 169 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3a9be, #c3a9b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #C3A9BE?: #C3A9BE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3A9BE?: The RGB value is 195, 169, 190: 195 red, 169 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3A9BE?: The complementary color is #A9C3AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3A9BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.