What color is #CA8599?

#CA8599 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Primrose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA8599?

The RGB value is 202, 133, 153: 202 red, 133 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA8599?

The complementary color is #85CAB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA8599?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA8599 color

#CA8599 rgb(202, 133, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CA8599 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 52.2% green and 60% blue (202, 133, 153).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 39% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 24% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Primrose (#D6859F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#CA8599 color codes

HEX	`#CA8599`
RGB	`rgb(202, 133, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 52.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 39%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 34%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 24%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.04, 29.25, 0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.04, 29.25, 0.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.495, 31.634, 34.209)`
Decimal	`13272473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA8599, 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 #CA8599	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CA8599 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #CA8599 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca8599; }
.text { color: #ca8599; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca8599; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 133 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca8599, #ca9485); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #CA8599?: #CA8599 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Primrose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA8599?: The RGB value is 202, 133, 153: 202 red, 133 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA8599?: The complementary color is #85CAB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA8599?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.