What color is #C7A8BF?

#C7A8BF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7A8BF?

The RGB value is 199, 168, 191: 199 red, 168 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7A8BF?

The complementary color is #A8C7B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7A8BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7A8BF color

#C7A8BF rgb(199, 168, 191)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C7A8BF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 65.9% green and 74.9% blue (199, 168, 191).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 22% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#C7A8BF color codes

HEX	`#C7A8BF`
RGB	`rgb(199, 168, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 65.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 22%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 16%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 4%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.17, 15.24, -7.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.17, 17, 333.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.959, 43.91, 55.282)`
Decimal	`13084863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7A8BF, 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 #C7A8BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7A8BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	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 #C7A8BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7a8bf; }
.text { color: #c7a8bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7a8bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 168 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7a8bf, #c7a8af); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C7A8BF?: #C7A8BF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7A8BF?: The RGB value is 199, 168, 191: 199 red, 168 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7A8BF?: The complementary color is #A8C7B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7A8BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.