What color is #C696BE?

#C696BE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C696BE?

The RGB value is 198, 150, 190: 198 red, 150 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C696BE?

The complementary color is #96C69E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C696BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C696BE color

#C696BE rgb(198, 150, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C696BE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 58.8% green and 74.5% blue (198, 150, 190).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 30% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#C696BE color codes

HEX	`#C696BE`
RGB	`rgb(198, 150, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 58.8%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 30%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 24%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 4%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.68, 24.6, -13.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.68, 28.16, 330.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.489, 37.538, 53.66)`
Decimal	`13014718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C696BE, 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 #C696BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C696BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	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 #C696BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c696be; }
.text { color: #c696be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c696be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 150 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c696be, #c696a6); }

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Questions

What color is #C696BE?: #C696BE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C696BE?: The RGB value is 198, 150, 190: 198 red, 150 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C696BE?: The complementary color is #96C69E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C696BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.