What color is #C986BE?

#C986BE 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 #C986BE?

The RGB value is 201, 134, 190: 201 red, 134 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C986BE?

The complementary color is #86C991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C986BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C986BE color

#C986BE rgb(201, 134, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C986BE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 52.5% green and 74.5% blue (201, 134, 190).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 38% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 5% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#C986BE color codes

HEX	`#C986BE`
RGB	`rgb(201, 134, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 52.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 38%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 33%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 5%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.31, 34.38, -18.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.31, 39.17, 331.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.906, 33.187, 52.904)`
Decimal	`13207230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C986BE, 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 #C986BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C986BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #C986BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c986be; }
.text { color: #c986be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c986be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 134 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c986be, #c9869c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #C986BE?: #C986BE 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 #C986BE?: The RGB value is 201, 134, 190: 201 red, 134 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C986BE?: The complementary color is #86C991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C986BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.