What color is #CA7BB6?

#CA7BB6 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA7BB6?

The RGB value is 202, 123, 182: 202 red, 123 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA7BB6?

The complementary color is #7BCA8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA7BB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA7BB6 color

#CA7BB6 rgb(202, 123, 182)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CA7BB6 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 48.2% green and 71.4% blue (202, 123, 182).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 43% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 10% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pink Punk (#D983BD), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#CA7BB6 color codes

HEX	`#CA7BB6`
RGB	`rgb(202, 123, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 48.2%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 43%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 39%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 10%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.74, 39.23, -18.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.74, 43.22, 335.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.884, 30.102, 47.956)`
Decimal	`13269942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA7BB6, 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 #CA7BB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CA7BB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	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 #CA7BB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca7bb6; }
.text { color: #ca7bb6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca7bb6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 123 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca7bb6, #ca7b8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Orchid.

Questions

What color is #CA7BB6?: #CA7BB6 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pink Punk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA7BB6?: The RGB value is 202, 123, 182: 202 red, 123 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA7BB6?: The complementary color is #7BCA8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA7BB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.