What color is #C498A7?

#C498A7 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C498A7?

The RGB value is 196, 152, 167: 196 red, 152 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C498A7?

The complementary color is #98C4B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C498A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C498A7 color

#C498A7 rgb(196, 152, 167)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C498A7 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 59.6% green and 65.5% blue (196, 152, 167).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 27% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 15% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#C498A7 color codes

HEX	`#C498A7`
RGB	`rgb(196, 152, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 59.6%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 27%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 22%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 15%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.26, 18.79, -1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.26, 18.85, 355.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.968, 36.984, 41.532)`
Decimal	`12884135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C498A7, 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 #C498A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C498A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	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 #C498A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c498a7; }
.text { color: #c498a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c498a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 152 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c498a7, #c49f98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C498A7?: #C498A7 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C498A7?: The RGB value is 196, 152, 167: 196 red, 152 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C498A7?: The complementary color is #98C4B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C498A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.