What color is #C593A4?

#C593A4 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 #C593A4?

The RGB value is 197, 147, 164: 197 red, 147 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C593A4?

The complementary color is #93C5B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C593A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C593A4 color

#C593A4 rgb(197, 147, 164)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C593A4 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 57.6% green and 64.3% blue (197, 147, 164).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 30% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 17% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Pinch Me (#C88CA4), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#C593A4 color codes

HEX	`#C593A4`
RGB	`rgb(197, 147, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 57.6%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 30%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 25%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 17%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.07, 21.43, -1.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.07, 21.48, 355.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.161, 35.42, 39.836)`
Decimal	`12948388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C593A4, 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 #C593A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C593A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #C593A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c593a4; }
.text { color: #c593a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c593a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 147 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c593a4, #c59b93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C593A4?: #C593A4 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 #C593A4?: The RGB value is 197, 147, 164: 197 red, 147 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C593A4?: The complementary color is #93C5B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C593A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.