What color is #C4A2C3?

#C4A2C3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4A2C3?

The RGB value is 196, 162, 195: 196 red, 162 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4A2C3?

The complementary color is #A2C4A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4A2C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4A2C3 color

#C4A2C3 rgb(196, 162, 195)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C4A2C3 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 63.5% green and 76.5% blue (196, 162, 195).

Its hue angle is 302°, with 22% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 1% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#C4A2C3 color codes

HEX	`#C4A2C3`
RGB	`rgb(196, 162, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 63.5%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(302, 22%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(302, 17%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 1%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.54, 18.23, -12.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.54, 21.94, 326.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.534, 41.517, 57.234)`
Decimal	`12886723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4A2C3, 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 #C4A2C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4A2C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	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 #C4A2C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4a2c3; }
.text { color: #c4a2c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4a2c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 162 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4a2c3, #c4a2b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C4A2C3?: #C4A2C3 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4A2C3?: The RGB value is 196, 162, 195: 196 red, 162 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4A2C3?: The complementary color is #A2C4A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4A2C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.