What color is #C7A4BD?

#C7A4BD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7A4BD?

The RGB value is 199, 164, 189: 199 red, 164 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7A4BD?

The complementary color is #A4C7AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7A4BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7A4BD color

#C7A4BD rgb(199, 164, 189)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C7A4BD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 64.3% green and 74.1% blue (199, 164, 189).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 24% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#C7A4BD color codes

HEX	`#C7A4BD`
RGB	`rgb(199, 164, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 64.3%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 24%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 18%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 5%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.12, 17.07, -7.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.12, 18.84, 334.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.013, 42.368, 53.888)`
Decimal	`13083837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7A4BD, 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 #C7A4BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7A4BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #C7A4BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7a4bd; }
.text { color: #c7a4bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7a4bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 164 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7a4bd, #c7a4ab); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C7A4BD?: #C7A4BD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7A4BD?: The RGB value is 199, 164, 189: 199 red, 164 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7A4BD?: The complementary color is #A4C7AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7A4BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.