What color is #CA89B2?

#CA89B2 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 #CA89B2?

The RGB value is 202, 137, 178: 202 red, 137 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA89B2?

The complementary color is #89CAA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA89B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA89B2 color

#CA89B2 rgb(202, 137, 178)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CA89B2 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 53.7% green and 69.8% blue (202, 137, 178).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 38% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 12% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight Mauve (#CA83A7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#CA89B2 color codes

HEX	`#CA89B2`
RGB	`rgb(202, 137, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 53.7%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 38%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 32%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 12%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.7, 31, -11.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.7, 33.04, 339.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.339, 33.664, 46.431)`
Decimal	`13273522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA89B2, 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 #CA89B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CA89B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #CA89B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca89b2; }
.text { color: #ca89b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca89b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 137 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca89b2, #ca8991); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CA89B2?: #CA89B2 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 #CA89B2?: The RGB value is 202, 137, 178: 202 red, 137 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA89B2?: The complementary color is #89CAA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA89B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.