What color is #C878AB?

#C878AB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C878AB?

The RGB value is 200, 120, 171: 200 red, 120 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C878AB?

The complementary color is #78C895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C878AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C878AB color

#C878AB rgb(200, 120, 171)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C878AB is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 47.1% green and 67.1% blue (200, 120, 171).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 42% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Fading Love (#C973A2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#C878AB color codes

HEX	`#C878AB`
RGB	`rgb(200, 120, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 47.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 42%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 40%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 15%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.48, 38.34, -13.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.48, 40.75, 340.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.887, 28.655, 42.056)`
Decimal	`13138091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C878AB, 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 #C878AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C878AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	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 #C878AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c878ab; }
.text { color: #c878ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c878ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 120 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c878ab, #c87883); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #C878AB?: #C878AB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fading Love. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C878AB?: The RGB value is 200, 120, 171: 200 red, 120 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C878AB?: The complementary color is #78C895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C878AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.