What color is #C981B9?

#C981B9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C981B9?

The RGB value is 201, 129, 185: 201 red, 129 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C981B9?

The complementary color is #81C991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C981B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C981B9 color

#C981B9 rgb(201, 129, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C981B9 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 50.6% green and 72.5% blue (201, 129, 185).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 40% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#C981B9 color codes

HEX	`#C981B9`
RGB	`rgb(201, 129, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 50.6%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 40%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 36%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 8%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.03, 36.2, -17.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.03, 40.38, 333.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.694, 31.623, 49.85)`
Decimal	`13205945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C981B9, 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 #C981B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C981B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #C981B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c981b9; }
.text { color: #c981b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c981b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 129 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c981b9, #c98195); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #C981B9?: #C981B9 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C981B9?: The RGB value is 201, 129, 185: 201 red, 129 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C981B9?: The complementary color is #81C991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C981B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.