What color is #C698A9?

#C698A9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C698A9?

The RGB value is 198, 152, 169: 198 red, 152 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C698A9?

The complementary color is #98C6B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C698A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C698A9 color

#C698A9 rgb(198, 152, 169)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C698A9 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.6% red, 59.6% green and 66.3% blue (198, 152, 169).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 29% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

#C698A9 color codes

HEX	`#C698A9`
RGB	`rgb(198, 152, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.6%, 59.6%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 29%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 23%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 15%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.52, 19.85, -2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.52, 19.97, 353.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.678, 37.328, 42.538)`
Decimal	`13015209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C698A9, 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 #C698A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C698A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	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 #C698A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c698a9; }
.text { color: #c698a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c698a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(198 152 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c698a9, #c69e98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C698A9?: #C698A9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C698A9?: The RGB value is 198, 152, 169: 198 red, 152 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C698A9?: The complementary color is #98C6B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C698A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.