What color is #C781B0?

#C781B0 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C781B0?

The RGB value is 199, 129, 176: 199 red, 129 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C781B0?

The complementary color is #81C798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C781B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C781B0 color

#C781B0 rgb(199, 129, 176)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C781B0 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 50.6% green and 69% blue (199, 129, 176).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 38% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#C781B0 color codes

HEX	`#C781B0`
RGB	`rgb(199, 129, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 50.6%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 38%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 35%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 12%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.49, 33.99, -13.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.49, 36.62, 338.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.24, 30.979, 44.979)`
Decimal	`13074864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C781B0, 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 #C781B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C781B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #C781B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c781b0; }
.text { color: #c781b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c781b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 129 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c781b0, #c7818d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #C781B0?: #C781B0 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C781B0?: The RGB value is 199, 129, 176: 199 red, 129 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C781B0?: The complementary color is #81C798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C781B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.