What color is #C66490?

#C66490 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C66490?

The RGB value is 198, 100, 144: 198 red, 100 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C66490?

The complementary color is #64C69A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C66490?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C66490 color

#C66490 rgb(198, 100, 144)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C66490 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 39.2% green and 56.5% blue (198, 100, 144).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 46% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 27% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Malevolent Mauve (#BB6688), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#C66490 color codes

HEX	`#C66490`
RGB	`rgb(198, 100, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 39.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 46%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 49%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 27%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.21, 44.05, -6.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.21, 44.46, 352.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.881, 23.137, 29.114)`
Decimal	`13001872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C66490, 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 #C66490	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C66490 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #C66490 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c66490; }
.text { color: #c66490; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c66490; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 100 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c66490, #c66964); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #C66490?: #C66490 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C66490?: The RGB value is 198, 100, 144: 198 red, 100 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C66490?: The complementary color is #64C69A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C66490?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.