What color is #C892B3?

#C892B3 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C892B3?

The RGB value is 200, 146, 179: 200 red, 146 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C892B3?

The complementary color is #92C8A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C892B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C892B3 color

#C892B3 rgb(200, 146, 179)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C892B3 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 57.3% green and 70.2% blue (200, 146, 179).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 33% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 11% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#C892B3 color codes

HEX	`#C892B3`
RGB	`rgb(200, 146, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 57.3%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 33%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 27%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 11%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.59, 25.55, -9.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.59, 27.14, 340.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.235, 36.094, 47.381)`
Decimal	`13144755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C892B3, 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 #C892B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C892B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	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 #C892B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c892b3; }
.text { color: #c892b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c892b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 146 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c892b3, #c89298); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C892B3?: #C892B3 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C892B3?: The RGB value is 200, 146, 179: 200 red, 146 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C892B3?: The complementary color is #92C8A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C892B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.