What color is #CA898F?

#CA898F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA898F?

The RGB value is 202, 137, 143: 202 red, 137 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA898F?

The complementary color is #89CAC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA898F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA898F color

#CA898F rgb(202, 137, 143)

Shades of red

The hex color #CA898F is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 53.7% green and 56.1% blue (202, 137, 143).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 38% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 29% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#CA898F color codes

HEX	`#CA898F`
RGB	`rgb(202, 137, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 53.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 38%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 32%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 29%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.7, 25.65, 6.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.7, 26.58, 15.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.262, 32.433, 30.226)`
Decimal	`13273487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA898F, 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 #CA898F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CA898F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	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 #CA898F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca898f; }
.text { color: #ca898f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca898f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 137 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca898f, #caa389); }

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Questions

What color is #CA898F?: #CA898F is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA898F?: The RGB value is 202, 137, 143: 202 red, 137 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA898F?: The complementary color is #89CAC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA898F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.