What color is #C46E9F?

#C46E9F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C46E9F?

The RGB value is 196, 110, 159: 196 red, 110 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C46E9F?

The complementary color is #6EC493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C46E9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C46E9F color

#C46E9F rgb(196, 110, 159)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C46E9F is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 43.1% green and 62.4% blue (196, 110, 159).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 42% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 19% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Fading Love (#C973A2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#C46E9F color codes

HEX	`#C46E9F`
RGB	`rgb(196, 110, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 43.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 42%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 44%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 19%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.46, 40.39, -11.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.46, 41.99, 344.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.599, 25.393, 35.873)`
Decimal	`12873375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C46E9F, 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 #C46E9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C46E9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	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 #C46E9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c46e9f; }
.text { color: #c46e9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c46e9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 110 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c46e9f, #c46e74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #C46E9F?: #C46E9F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C46E9F?: The RGB value is 196, 110, 159: 196 red, 110 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C46E9F?: The complementary color is #6EC493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C46E9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.