What color is #CA86AF?

#CA86AF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA86AF?

The RGB value is 202, 134, 175: 202 red, 134 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA86AF?

The complementary color is #86CAA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA86AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA86AF color

#CA86AF rgb(202, 134, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CA86AF is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 52.5% green and 68.6% blue (202, 134, 175).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 39% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight Mauve (#CA83A7), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#CA86AF color codes

HEX	`#CA86AF`
RGB	`rgb(202, 134, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 52.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 39%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 34%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 13%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.92, 32.14, -10.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.92, 33.93, 341.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.62, 32.704, 44.722)`
Decimal	`13272751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA86AF, 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 #CA86AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CA86AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #CA86AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca86af; }
.text { color: #ca86af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca86af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 134 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca86af, #ca868d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CA86AF?: #CA86AF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA86AF?: The RGB value is 202, 134, 175: 202 red, 134 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA86AF?: The complementary color is #86CAA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA86AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.