What color is #C476B8?

#C476B8 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C476B8?

The RGB value is 196, 118, 184: 196 red, 118 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C476B8?

The complementary color is #76C482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C476B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C476B8 color

#C476B8 rgb(196, 118, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C476B8 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 46.3% green and 72.2% blue (196, 118, 184).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 40% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 6% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#C476B8 color codes

HEX	`#C476B8`
RGB	`rgb(196, 118, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 46.3%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 40%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 40%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 6%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.03, 40.29, -21.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.03, 45.88, 331.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.895, 28.155, 48.777)`
Decimal	`12875448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C476B8, 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 #C476B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C476B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #C476B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c476b8; }
.text { color: #c476b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c476b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 118 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c476b8, #c47691); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #C476B8?: #C476B8 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C476B8?: The RGB value is 196, 118, 184: 196 red, 118 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C476B8?: The complementary color is #76C482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C476B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.