What color is #C682B3?

#C682B3 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C682B3?

The RGB value is 198, 130, 179: 198 red, 130 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C682B3?

The complementary color is #82C695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C682B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C682B3 color

#C682B3 rgb(198, 130, 179)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C682B3 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 51% green and 70.2% blue (198, 130, 179).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 37% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 10% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#C682B3 color codes

HEX	`#C682B3`
RGB	`rgb(198, 130, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 51%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 37%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 34%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 10%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.7, 33.62, -15.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.7, 36.82, 335.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.408, 31.228, 46.591)`
Decimal	`13009587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C682B3, 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 #C682B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C682B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #C682B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c682b3; }
.text { color: #c682b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c682b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 130 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c682b3, #c68291); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C682B3?: #C682B3 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C682B3?: The RGB value is 198, 130, 179: 198 red, 130 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C682B3?: The complementary color is #82C695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C682B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.