What color is #C8AEC0?

#C8AEC0 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 #C8AEC0?

The RGB value is 200, 174, 192: 200 red, 174 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8AEC0?

The complementary color is #AEC8B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8AEC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8AEC0 color

#C8AEC0 rgb(200, 174, 192)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C8AEC0 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 68.2% green and 75.3% blue (200, 174, 192).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 19% 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 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.27:1).

#C8AEC0 color codes

HEX	`#C8AEC0`
RGB	`rgb(200, 174, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 68.2%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 19%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 4%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.78, 12.49, -5.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.78, 13.73, 335.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.469, 46.358, 56.254)`
Decimal	`13151936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8AEC0, 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 #C8AEC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8AEC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.27:1	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 #C8AEC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8aec0; }
.text { color: #c8aec0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8aec0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 174 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8aec0, #c8aeb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #C8AEC0?: #C8AEC0 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 #C8AEC0?: The RGB value is 200, 174, 192: 200 red, 174 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8AEC0?: The complementary color is #AEC8B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8AEC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.