What color is #C989AB?

#C989AB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C989AB?

The RGB value is 201, 137, 171: 201 red, 137 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C989AB?

The complementary color is #89C9A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C989AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C989AB color

#C989AB rgb(201, 137, 171)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C989AB is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 53.7% green and 67.1% blue (201, 137, 171).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 37% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight Mauve (#CA83A7), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#C989AB color codes

HEX	`#C989AB`
RGB	`rgb(201, 137, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 53.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 37%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 32%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 15%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.36, 29.49, -7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.36, 30.55, 344.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.384, 33.251, 42.811)`
Decimal	`13207979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C989AB, 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 #C989AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C989AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #C989AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c989ab; }
.text { color: #c989ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c989ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 137 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c989ab, #c9898b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C989AB?: #C989AB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C989AB?: The RGB value is 201, 137, 171: 201 red, 137 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C989AB?: The complementary color is #89C9A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C989AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.