What color is #C9AEC6?

#C9AEC6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9AEC6?

The RGB value is 201, 174, 198: 201 red, 174 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9AEC6?

The complementary color is #AEC9B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9AEC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9AEC6 color

#C9AEC6 rgb(201, 174, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C9AEC6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 68.2% green and 77.6% blue (201, 174, 198).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 20% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#C9AEC6 color codes

HEX	`#C9AEC6`
RGB	`rgb(201, 174, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 68.2%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 20%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 13%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 1%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.04, 13.94, -8.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.04, 16.37, 328.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.415, 46.768, 59.839)`
Decimal	`13217478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9AEC6, 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 #C9AEC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9AEC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #C9AEC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9aec6; }
.text { color: #c9aec6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9aec6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 174 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9aec6, #c9aeb9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #C9AEC6?: #C9AEC6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9AEC6?: The RGB value is 201, 174, 198: 201 red, 174 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9AEC6?: The complementary color is #AEC9B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9AEC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.