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C495AE

#C495AE closest to Mauve Magic

#C495AE is a light, muted pink; the closest named color is Mauve Magic. In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 58.4% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(196, 149, 174)). Its HSL value is 328° hue, 28% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 11% yellow and 23% black. #C495AE is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.26:1.

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Variations of #C495AE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C495AE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C495AE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C495AE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A3A5AD
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #989EAF
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A59CAE
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A3A5AD
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ADA0AD
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CB959D
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C795A7
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A2A2A2
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AC9FA5

#C495AE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.54:1 Very poor#C495AE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.26:1 Very good#C495AE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C495AE in CSS

/* Mauve Magic */
.color { color: #C495AE; }
.background { background-color: #C495AE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C495AE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(196 149 174);
color: hsl(328 28% 68%);
color: oklch(0.722 0.065 345.7);

#C495AE FAQ

What color is #C495AE?

#C495AE is a light, muted pink. Its closest named color is Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C495AE?

#C495AE is rgb(196, 149, 174) in RGB, hsl(328, 28%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 24%, 11%, 23%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C495AE?

The complementary color of #C495AE is #95C4AB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C495AE?

Black text has the best contrast on #C495AE: 8.26:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C495AE a warm or cool color?

#C495AE is a warm color.