What color is #C976A3?

#C976A3 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 #C976A3?

The RGB value is 201, 118, 163: 201 red, 118 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C976A3?

The complementary color is #76C99C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C976A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C976A3 color

#C976A3 rgb(201, 118, 163)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C976A3 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 46.3% green and 63.9% blue (201, 118, 163).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 43% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 19% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Fading Love (#C973A2), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#C976A3 color codes

HEX	`#C976A3`
RGB	`rgb(201, 118, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 46.3%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 43%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 41%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 19%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.91, 38.48, -10.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.91, 39.77, 345.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.177, 28.021, 38.094)`
Decimal	`13203107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C976A3, 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 #C976A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#C976A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #C976A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c976a3; }
.text { color: #c976a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c976a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 118 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c976a3, #c9767a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #C976A3?: #C976A3 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 #C976A3?: The RGB value is 201, 118, 163: 201 red, 118 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C976A3?: The complementary color is #76C99C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C976A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.