What color is #C591A4?

#C591A4 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinch Me. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C591A4?

The RGB value is 197, 145, 164: 197 red, 145 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C591A4?

The complementary color is #91C5B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C591A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C591A4 color

#C591A4 rgb(197, 145, 164)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C591A4 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 56.9% green and 64.3% blue (197, 145, 164).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 31% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 17% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Pinch Me (#C88CA4), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#C591A4 color codes

HEX	`#C591A4`
RGB	`rgb(197, 145, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 56.9%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 31%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 26%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 17%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.6, 22.53, -2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.6, 22.64, 354.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.852, 34.803, 39.733)`
Decimal	`12947876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C591A4, 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 #C591A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C591A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #C591A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c591a4; }
.text { color: #c591a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c591a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 145 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c591a4, #c59891); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C591A4?: #C591A4 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinch Me. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C591A4?: The RGB value is 197, 145, 164: 197 red, 145 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C591A4?: The complementary color is #91C5B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C591A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.