What color is #C582A3?

#C582A3 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C582A3?

The RGB value is 197, 130, 163: 197 red, 130 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C582A3?

The complementary color is #82C5A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C582A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C582A3 color

#C582A3 rgb(197, 130, 163)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C582A3 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 51% green and 63.9% blue (197, 130, 163).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 37% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 17% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight Mauve (#CA83A7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#C582A3 color codes

HEX	`#C582A3`
RGB	`rgb(197, 130, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 51%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 37%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 34%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 17%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.07, 30.61, -6.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.07, 31.37, 347.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.62, 30.482, 38.545)`
Decimal	`12944035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C582A3, 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 #C582A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C582A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #C582A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c582a3; }
.text { color: #c582a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c582a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 130 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c582a3, #c58382); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #C582A3?: #C582A3 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C582A3?: The RGB value is 197, 130, 163: 197 red, 130 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C582A3?: The complementary color is #82C5A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C582A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.