What color is #C694B1?

#C694B1 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C694B1?

The RGB value is 198, 148, 177: 198 red, 148 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C694B1?

The complementary color is #94C6A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C694B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C694B1 color

#C694B1 rgb(198, 148, 177)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C694B1 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 58% green and 69.4% blue (198, 148, 177).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 30% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 11% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.27:1).

#C694B1 color codes

HEX	`#C694B1`
RGB	`rgb(198, 148, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 58%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 30%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 25%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 11%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.8, 23.4, -7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.8, 24.65, 341.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.814, 36.362, 46.402)`
Decimal	`13014193`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C694B1, 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 #C694B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C694B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.27:1	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 #C694B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c694b1; }
.text { color: #c694b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c694b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 148 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c694b1, #c69498); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C694B1?: #C694B1 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C694B1?: The RGB value is 198, 148, 177: 198 red, 148 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C694B1?: The complementary color is #94C6A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C694B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.