What color is #C8AECE?

#C8AECE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C8AECE?

The RGB value is 200, 174, 206: 200 red, 174 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8AECE?

The complementary color is #B4CEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8AECE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C8AECE color

#C8AECE rgb(200, 174, 206)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C8AECE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 68.2% green and 80.8% blue (200, 174, 206).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#C8AECE color codes

HEX	`#C8AECE`
RGB	`rgb(200, 174, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 68.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 25%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 16%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.2, 15.11, -12.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.2, 19.76, 319.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.094, 47.008, 64.815)`
Decimal	`13151950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8AECE, 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 #C8AECE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8AECE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	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 #C8AECE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8aece; }
.text { color: #c8aece; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8aece; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 174 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8aece, #ceaec4); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C8AECE?: #C8AECE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C8AECE?: The RGB value is 200, 174, 206: 200 red, 174 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8AECE?: The complementary color is #B4CEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8AECE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.