What color is #C97EAF?

#C97EAF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C97EAF?

The RGB value is 201, 126, 175: 201 red, 126 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C97EAF?

The complementary color is #7EC998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C97EAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C97EAF color

#C97EAF rgb(201, 126, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C97EAF is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 49.4% green and 68.6% blue (201, 126, 175).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 41% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#C97EAF color codes

HEX	`#C97EAF`
RGB	`rgb(201, 126, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 49.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 41%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 37%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 13%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.03, 36.12, -13.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.03, 38.64, 339.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.286, 30.437, 44.355)`
Decimal	`13205167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C97EAF, 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 #C97EAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C97EAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #C97EAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c97eaf; }
.text { color: #c97eaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c97eaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 126 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c97eaf, #c97e8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #C97EAF?: #C97EAF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C97EAF?: The RGB value is 201, 126, 175: 201 red, 126 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C97EAF?: The complementary color is #7EC998, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C97EAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.