What color is #C553AE?

#C553AE is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Magenta Memoir. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C553AE?

The RGB value is 197, 83, 174: 197 red, 83 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C553AE?

The complementary color is #53C56A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C553AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C553AE color

#C553AE rgb(197, 83, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C553AE is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 32.5% green and 68.2% blue (197, 83, 174).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 50% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 12% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Magenta Memoir (#B4559B), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#C553AE color codes

HEX	`#C553AE`
RGB	`rgb(197, 83, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 32.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 50%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 58%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 12%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.08, 56.36, -26.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.08, 62.44, 334.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.759, 21.115, 42.334)`
Decimal	`12932014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C553AE, 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 #C553AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C553AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	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 #C553AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c553ae; }
.text { color: #c553ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c553ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 83 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c553ae, #c55375); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #C553AE?: #C553AE is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Magenta Memoir. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C553AE?: The RGB value is 197, 83, 174: 197 red, 83 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C553AE?: The complementary color is #53C56A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C553AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.