What color is #CA8B81?

#CA8B81 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Whisky. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA8B81?

The RGB value is 202, 139, 129: 202 red, 139 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA8B81?

The complementary color is #81C0CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA8B81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA8B81 color

#CA8B81 rgb(202, 139, 129)

Shades of red

The hex color #CA8B81 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 54.5% green and 50.6% blue (202, 139, 129).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 41% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 36% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Whisky (#C2877B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#CA8B81 color codes

HEX	`#CA8B81`
RGB	`rgb(202, 139, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 54.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 41%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 36%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 36%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.84, 22.74, 15.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.84, 27.28, 33.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.554, 32.609, 25.081)`
Decimal	`13273985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA8B81, 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 #CA8B81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CA8B81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #CA8B81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca8b81; }
.text { color: #ca8b81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca8b81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 139 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca8b81, #cab081); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #CA8B81?: #CA8B81 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Whisky. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA8B81?: The RGB value is 202, 139, 129: 202 red, 139 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA8B81?: The complementary color is #81C0CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA8B81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.