What color is #C794BC?

#C794BC 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 #C794BC?

The RGB value is 199, 148, 188: 199 red, 148 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C794BC?

The complementary color is #94C79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C794BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C794BC color

#C794BC rgb(199, 148, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C794BC is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 58% green and 73.7% blue (199, 148, 188).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 31% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 6% 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 8.39:1).

#C794BC color codes

HEX	`#C794BC`
RGB	`rgb(199, 148, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 58%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 31%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 26%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 6%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.24, 25.68, -13.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.24, 28.89, 332.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.22, 36.954, 52.423)`
Decimal	`13079740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C794BC, 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 #C794BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C794BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	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 #C794BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c794bc; }
.text { color: #c794bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c794bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 148 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c794bc, #c794a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C794BC?: #C794BC 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 #C794BC?: The RGB value is 199, 148, 188: 199 red, 148 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C794BC?: The complementary color is #94C79F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C794BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.