What color is #C583AE?

#C583AE 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 #C583AE?

The RGB value is 197, 131, 174: 197 red, 131 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C583AE?

The complementary color is #83C59A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C583AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C583AE color

#C583AE rgb(197, 131, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C583AE is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 51.4% green and 68.2% blue (197, 131, 174).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 36% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 12% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight Mauve (#CA83A7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#C583AE color codes

HEX	`#C583AE`
RGB	`rgb(197, 131, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 51.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 36%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 34%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 12%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.64, 31.87, -12.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.64, 34.16, 338.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.782, 31.161, 44.008)`
Decimal	`12944302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C583AE, 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 #C583AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C583AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #C583AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c583ae; }
.text { color: #c583ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c583ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 131 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c583ae, #c5838d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C583AE?: #C583AE 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 #C583AE?: The RGB value is 197, 131, 174: 197 red, 131 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C583AE?: The complementary color is #83C59A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C583AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.