What color is #C9A7BE?

#C9A7BE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9A7BE?

The RGB value is 201, 167, 190: 201 red, 167 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9A7BE?

The complementary color is #A7C9B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9A7BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9A7BE color

#C9A7BE rgb(201, 167, 190)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C9A7BE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 65.5% green and 74.5% blue (201, 167, 190).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 24% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 5% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#C9A7BE color codes

HEX	`#C9A7BE`
RGB	`rgb(201, 167, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 65.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 24%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 17%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 5%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.08, 16.3, -7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.08, 17.78, 336.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.2, 43.774, 54.668)`
Decimal	`13215678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9A7BE, 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 #C9A7BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9A7BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #C9A7BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9a7be; }
.text { color: #c9a7be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9a7be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 167 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9a7be, #c9a7ad); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #C9A7BE?: #C9A7BE is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9A7BE?: The RGB value is 201, 167, 190: 201 red, 167 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9A7BE?: The complementary color is #A7C9B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9A7BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.