What color is #C4ABBA?

#C4ABBA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C4ABBA?

The RGB value is 196, 171, 186: 196 red, 171 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4ABBA?

The complementary color is #ABC4B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4ABBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4ABBA color

#C4ABBA rgb(196, 171, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #C4ABBA is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 67.1% green and 72.9% blue (196, 171, 186).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 17% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#C4ABBA color codes

HEX	`#C4ABBA`
RGB	`rgb(196, 171, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 67.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 17%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 13%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 5%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.5, 11.64, -4.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.5, 12.42, 339.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.19, 44.408, 52.583)`
Decimal	`12889018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4ABBA, 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 #C4ABBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4ABBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	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 #C4ABBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4abba; }
.text { color: #c4abba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4abba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 171 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4abba, #c4abad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C4ABBA?: #C4ABBA is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C4ABBA?: The RGB value is 196, 171, 186: 196 red, 171 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4ABBA?: The complementary color is #ABC4B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4ABBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.