What color is #CA6772?

#CA6772 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Mexican Chile. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA6772?

The RGB value is 202, 103, 114: 202 red, 103 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA6772?

The complementary color is #67CABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA6772?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA6772 color

#CA6772 rgb(202, 103, 114)

Shades of red

The hex color #CA6772 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 40.4% green and 44.7% blue (202, 103, 114).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 48% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 44% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mexican Chile (#D16D76), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#CA6772 color codes

HEX	`#CA6772`
RGB	`rgb(202, 103, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 40.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 48%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 49%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 44%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.56, 40.28, 12.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.56, 42.07, 16.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.247, 23.475, 18.749)`
Decimal	`13264754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA6772, 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 #CA6772	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CA6772 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	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 #CA6772 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca6772; }
.text { color: #ca6772; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca6772; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 103 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca6772, #ca8d67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #CA6772?: #CA6772 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Mexican Chile. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA6772?: The RGB value is 202, 103, 114: 202 red, 103 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA6772?: The complementary color is #67CABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA6772?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.