What color is #C7AEBF?

#C7AEBF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7AEBF?

The RGB value is 199, 174, 191: 199 red, 174 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7AEBF?

The complementary color is #AEC7B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7AEBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7AEBF color

#C7AEBF rgb(199, 174, 191)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C7AEBF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 68.2% green and 74.9% blue (199, 174, 191).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 18% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#C7AEBF color codes

HEX	`#C7AEBF`
RGB	`rgb(199, 174, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 68.2%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 18%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 4%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.66, 11.96, -5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.66, 13.09, 335.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.092, 46.177, 55.66)`
Decimal	`13086399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7AEBF, 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 #C7AEBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7AEBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	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 #C7AEBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7aebf; }
.text { color: #c7aebf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7aebf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 174 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7aebf, #c7aeb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C7AEBF?: #C7AEBF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7AEBF?: The RGB value is 199, 174, 191: 199 red, 174 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7AEBF?: The complementary color is #AEC7B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7AEBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.