What color is #C9AECC?

#C9AECC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C9AECC?

The RGB value is 201, 174, 204: 201 red, 174 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C9AECC?

The complementary color is #B1CCAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C9AECC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C9AECC color

#C9AECC rgb(201, 174, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #C9AECC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 68.2% green and 80% blue (201, 174, 204).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 23% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#C9AECC color codes

HEX	`#C9AECC`
RGB	`rgb(201, 174, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 68.2%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 23%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 15%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.22, 15.07, -11.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.22, 19.01, 322.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.121, 47.05, 63.556)`
Decimal	`13217484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C9AECC, 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 #C9AECC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C9AECC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	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 #C9AECC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c9aecc; }
.text { color: #c9aecc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c9aecc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 174 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c9aecc, #ccaec0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #C9AECC?: #C9AECC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C9AECC?: The RGB value is 201, 174, 204: 201 red, 174 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C9AECC?: The complementary color is #B1CCAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C9AECC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.