What color is #C787AF?

#C787AF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C787AF?

The RGB value is 199, 135, 175: 199 red, 135 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C787AF?

The complementary color is #87C79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C787AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C787AF color

#C787AF rgb(199, 135, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C787AF is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 52.9% green and 68.6% blue (199, 135, 175).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 36% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight Mauve (#CA83A7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#C787AF color codes

HEX	`#C787AF`
RGB	`rgb(199, 135, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 52.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 36%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 32%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 12%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.81, 30.55, -11.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.81, 32.5, 340.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.955, 32.567, 44.731)`
Decimal	`13076399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C787AF, 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 #C787AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C787AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	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 #C787AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c787af; }
.text { color: #c787af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c787af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 135 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c787af, #c7878f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C787AF?: #C787AF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C787AF?: The RGB value is 199, 135, 175: 199 red, 135 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C787AF?: The complementary color is #87C79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C787AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.