What color is #CA8865?

#CA8865 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Escalope. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA8865?

The RGB value is 202, 136, 101: 202 red, 136 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA8865?

The complementary color is #65A7CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA8865?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA8865 color

#CA8865 rgb(202, 136, 101)

Shades of orange

The hex color #CA8865 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 53.3% green and 39.6% blue (202, 136, 101).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 49% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 50% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Escalope (#CC8866), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#CA8865 color codes

HEX	`#CA8865`
RGB	`rgb(202, 136, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 53.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 49%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 50%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 50%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.6, 21.34, 29.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.6, 36.01, 53.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.512, 31.107, 16.443)`
Decimal	`13273189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA8865, 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 #CA8865	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CA8865 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #CA8865 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca8865; }
.text { color: #ca8865; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca8865; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 136 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca8865, #caba65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #CA8865?: #CA8865 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Escalope. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA8865?: The RGB value is 202, 136, 101: 202 red, 136 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA8865?: The complementary color is #65A7CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA8865?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.