What color is #C891A3?

#C891A3 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinch Me. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C891A3?

The RGB value is 200, 145, 163: 200 red, 145 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C891A3?

The complementary color is #91C8B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C891A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C891A3 color

#C891A3 rgb(200, 145, 163)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C891A3 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 56.9% green and 63.9% blue (200, 145, 163).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 33% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 19% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Pinch Me (#C88CA4), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#C891A3 color codes

HEX	`#C891A3`
RGB	`rgb(200, 145, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 56.9%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 33%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 28%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 19%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.89, 23.47, -1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.89, 23.5, 357.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.556, 35.176, 39.297)`
Decimal	`13144483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C891A3, 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 #C891A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C891A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #C891A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c891a3; }
.text { color: #c891a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c891a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 145 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c891a3, #c89b91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #C891A3?: #C891A3 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinch Me. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C891A3?: The RGB value is 200, 145, 163: 200 red, 145 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C891A3?: The complementary color is #91C8B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C891A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.