What color is #C4A6C6?

#C4A6C6 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 #C4A6C6?

The RGB value is 196, 166, 198: 196 red, 166 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4A6C6?

The complementary color is #A8C6A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4A6C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4A6C6 color

#C4A6C6 rgb(196, 166, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C4A6C6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 65.1% green and 77.6% blue (196, 166, 198).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 22% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.62:1).

#C4A6C6 color codes

HEX	`#C4A6C6`
RGB	`rgb(196, 166, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 65.1%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 22%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 16%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 16%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.61, 16.6, -12.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.61, 20.63, 323.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.593, 43.086, 59.277)`
Decimal	`12887750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4A6C6, 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 #C4A6C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4A6C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.62:1	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 #C4A6C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4a6c6; }
.text { color: #c4a6c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4a6c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 166 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4a6c6, #c6a6b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C4A6C6?: #C4A6C6 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 #C4A6C6?: The RGB value is 196, 166, 198: 196 red, 166 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4A6C6?: The complementary color is #A8C6A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4A6C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.