What color is #C687AA?

#C687AA 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 #C687AA?

The RGB value is 198, 135, 170: 198 red, 135 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C687AA?

The complementary color is #87C6A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C687AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C687AA color

#C687AA rgb(198, 135, 170)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C687AA is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 52.9% green and 66.7% blue (198, 135, 170).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 36% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 14% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight Mauve (#CA83A7), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#C687AA color codes

HEX	`#C687AA`
RGB	`rgb(198, 135, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 52.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 36%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 32%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 14%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.54, 29.37, -8.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.54, 30.62, 343.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.208, 32.238, 42.18)`
Decimal	`13010858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C687AA, 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 #C687AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C687AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	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 #C687AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c687aa; }
.text { color: #c687aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c687aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 135 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c687aa, #c6878a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #C687AA?: #C687AA 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 #C687AA?: The RGB value is 198, 135, 170: 198 red, 135 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C687AA?: The complementary color is #87C6A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C687AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.