What color is #C57DAE?

#C57DAE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C57DAE?

The RGB value is 197, 125, 174: 197 red, 125 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C57DAE?

The complementary color is #7DC594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C57DAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C57DAE color

#C57DAE rgb(197, 125, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C57DAE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 49% green and 68.2% blue (197, 125, 174).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 38% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 12% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#C57DAE color codes

HEX	`#C57DAE`
RGB	`rgb(197, 125, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 49%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 38%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 37%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 12%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.3, 35.14, -14.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.3, 37.93, 337.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38, 29.596, 43.747)`
Decimal	`12942766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C57DAE, 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 #C57DAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C57DAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #C57DAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c57dae; }
.text { color: #c57dae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c57dae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 125 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c57dae, #c57d8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #C57DAE?: #C57DAE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C57DAE?: The RGB value is 197, 125, 174: 197 red, 125 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C57DAE?: The complementary color is #7DC594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C57DAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.