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#C195AE Color

#C195AE is rgb(193, 149, 174) in RGB, hsl(326, 26%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 10%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Lavender (#B48395), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C195AE
HEX#C195AE
RGBrgb(193, 149, 174)
HSLhsl(326, 26%, 67%)
HSVhsv(326, 23%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 10%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.062 343.7)
LABlab(66.50% 20.02 -6.42)
LCHlch(66.50% 21.02 342.22)

What #C195AE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C195AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Lavender#B48395ΔE 7.99Opera Mauve#B784A7ΔE 8Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 8.87Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 9.29Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 9.35Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 9.74

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#C195AE Channel Values

How #C195AE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 193 · G 149 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 326° · S 26% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 326° · S 23% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 10% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.57:1 vs white · 8.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C195AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C195AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C195AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C195AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C195AE
Complementary
#95C1A8
Analogous
#BE95C1
Analogous
#C19598
Triadic
#AEC195
Triadic
#95AEC1
Split comp.
#98C195
Split comp.
#95C1BE

Tints & Shades of #C195AE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C8A2B8
#D2B2C4
#D9BFCE
#E3CFDA
#EADCE4
#F4ECF0

Shades

#B07898
#9D5C81
#814B6A
#643A52
#472A3A
#2A1922

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C195AE.

How #C195AE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C195AE
Protanopia#9E9EAE
Protanomaly#AD9AAE
Deuteranopia#A5A5AD
Deuteranomaly#B19FAD
Tritanopia#BE9898
Tritanomaly#BF97A2
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C195AE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c195ae: #C195AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C195AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c195ae': '#C195AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.757, green: 0.584, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_c195ae">#C195AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#C195AE"

More Pink Colors

#C195AE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#C195AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C195AE?

#C195AE is a light pink — rgb(193, 149, 174) in RGB and hsl(326, 26%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Lavender (#B48395), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.99.

What is the RGB value of #C195AE?

#C195AE is rgb(193, 149, 174) — red 193, green 149, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C195AE?

#C195AE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 10%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C195AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C195AE scores 2.57:1 against white and 8.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C195AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C195AE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.87, which is visibly different.

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