What color is #C497B1?

#C497B1 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C497B1?

The RGB value is 196, 151, 177: 196 red, 151 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C497B1?

The complementary color is #97C4AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C497B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C497B1 color

#C497B1 rgb(196, 151, 177)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C497B1 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 59.2% green and 69.4% blue (196, 151, 177).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 28% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 10% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#C497B1 color codes

HEX	`#C497B1`
RGB	`rgb(196, 151, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 59.2%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 28%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 23%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 10%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.31, 21.04, -7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.31, 22.17, 341.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.767, 37.045, 46.537)`
Decimal	`12883889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C497B1, 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 #C497B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C497B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #C497B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c497b1; }
.text { color: #c497b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c497b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 151 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c497b1, #c4979b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C497B1?: #C497B1 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C497B1?: The RGB value is 196, 151, 177: 196 red, 151 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C497B1?: The complementary color is #97C4AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C497B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.