What color is #CA8A97?

#CA8A97 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 #CA8A97?

The RGB value is 202, 138, 151: 202 red, 138 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA8A97?

The complementary color is #8ACABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA8A97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA8A97 color

#CA8A97 rgb(202, 138, 151)

Shades of red

The hex color #CA8A97 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 54.1% green and 59.2% blue (202, 138, 151).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 38% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 25% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#CA8A97 color codes

HEX	`#CA8A97`
RGB	`rgb(202, 138, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 54.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 38%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 32%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 25%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.14, 26.23, 3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.14, 26.41, 6.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.032, 32.97, 33.58)`
Decimal	`13273751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA8A97, 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 #CA8A97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CA8A97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	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 #CA8A97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca8a97; }
.text { color: #ca8a97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca8a97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 138 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca8a97, #ca9d8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #CA8A97?: #CA8A97 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 #CA8A97?: The RGB value is 202, 138, 151: 202 red, 138 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA8A97?: The complementary color is #8ACABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA8A97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.