What color is #CCA5C1?

#CCA5C1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CCA5C1?

The RGB value is 204, 165, 193: 204 red, 165 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CCA5C1?

The complementary color is #A5CCB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CCA5C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CCA5C1 color

#CCA5C1 rgb(204, 165, 193)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CCA5C1 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 64.7% green and 75.7% blue (204, 165, 193).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 28% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 5% 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 9.72:1).

#CCA5C1 color codes

HEX	`#CCA5C1`
RGB	`rgb(204, 165, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 64.7%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 28%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 19%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 5%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.96, 18.98, -8.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.96, 20.97, 334.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.982, 43.599, 56.33)`
Decimal	`13411777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CCA5C1, 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 #CCA5C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CCA5C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	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 #CCA5C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cca5c1; }
.text { color: #cca5c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cca5c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 165 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cca5c1, #cca5ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CCA5C1?: #CCA5C1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CCA5C1?: The RGB value is 204, 165, 193: 204 red, 165 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CCA5C1?: The complementary color is #A5CCB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CCA5C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.