What color is #CA83A7?

#CA83A7 is a light, desaturated rose known as Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Moonlight Mauve?

The RGB value is 202, 131, 167: 202 red, 131 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Moonlight Mauve?

The complementary color is #83CAA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA83A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Moonlight Mauve color: hex code #CA83A7

#CA83A7 rgb(202, 131, 167)

Shades of pink

Moonlight Mauve has the hex code #CA83A7. It is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 51.4% green and 65.5% blue (202, 131, 167).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 40% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 17% yellow and 21% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

Moonlight Mauve (#CA83A7) color codes

HEX	`#CA83A7`
RGB	`rgb(202, 131, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 51.4%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 40%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 35%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 17%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63, 32.47, -7.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63, 33.37, 346.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.449, 31.581, 40.57)`
Decimal	`13271975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Moonlight Mauve, 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 #CA83A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CA83A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #CA83A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca83a7; }
.text { color: #ca83a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca83a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 131 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca83a7, #ca8383); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

See #CA83A7 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CA83A7?: #CA83A7 is a light, desaturated rose known as Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Moonlight Mauve?: The RGB value is 202, 131, 167: 202 red, 131 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Moonlight Mauve?: The complementary color is #83CAA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA83A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.