What color is #C696AA?

#C696AA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Exotic Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C696AA?

The RGB value is 198, 150, 170: 198 red, 150 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C696AA?

The complementary color is #96C6B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C696AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C696AA color

#C696AA rgb(198, 150, 170)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C696AA is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 58.8% green and 66.7% blue (198, 150, 170).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 30% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 14% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Exotic Lilac (#D198B5), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#C696AA color codes

HEX	`#C696AA`
RGB	`rgb(198, 150, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 58.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 30%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 24%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 14%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.07, 21.12, -3.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.07, 21.39, 350.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.451, 36.722, 42.927)`
Decimal	`13014698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C696AA, 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 #C696AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C696AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #C696AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c696aa; }
.text { color: #c696aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c696aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 150 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c696aa, #c69a96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C696AA?: #C696AA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Exotic Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C696AA?: The RGB value is 198, 150, 170: 198 red, 150 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C696AA?: The complementary color is #96C6B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C696AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.