What color is #C999AB?

#C999AB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Exotic Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C999AB?

The RGB value is 201, 153, 171: 201 red, 153 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C999AB?

The complementary color is #99C9B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C999AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C999AB color

#C999AB rgb(201, 153, 171)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C999AB is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 60% green and 67.1% blue (201, 153, 171).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 31% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Exotic Lilac (#D198B5), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#C999AB color codes

HEX	`#C999AB`
RGB	`rgb(201, 153, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 60%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 31%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 24%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 15%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.13, 20.72, -2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.13, 20.86, 353.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.829, 38.142, 43.626)`
Decimal	`13212075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C999AB, 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 #C999AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C999AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #C999AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c999ab; }
.text { color: #c999ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c999ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 153 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c999ab, #c99f99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #C999AB?: #C999AB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Exotic Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C999AB?: The RGB value is 201, 153, 171: 201 red, 153 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C999AB?: The complementary color is #99C9B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C999AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.