What color is #CA8E80?

#CA8E80 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muted Clay. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA8E80?

The RGB value is 202, 142, 128: 202 red, 142 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA8E80?

The complementary color is #80BCCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA8E80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA8E80 color

#CA8E80 rgb(202, 142, 128)

Shades of red

The hex color #CA8E80 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 55.7% green and 50.2% blue (202, 142, 128).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 41% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 37% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Muted Clay (#CF8A78), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#CA8E80 color codes

HEX	`#CA8E80`
RGB	`rgb(202, 142, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 55.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 41%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 37%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 37%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.53, 20.98, 16.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.53, 26.74, 38.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.928, 33.464, 24.879)`
Decimal	`13274752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA8E80, 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 #CA8E80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CA8E80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	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 #CA8E80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca8e80; }
.text { color: #ca8e80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca8e80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 142 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca8e80, #cab380); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #CA8E80?: #CA8E80 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Muted Clay. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA8E80?: The RGB value is 202, 142, 128: 202 red, 142 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA8E80?: The complementary color is #80BCCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA8E80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.