What color is #CA8F8B?

#CA8F8B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Sunset. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA8F8B?

The RGB value is 202, 143, 139: 202 red, 143 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA8F8B?

The complementary color is #8BC6CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA8F8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA8F8B color

#CA8F8B rgb(202, 143, 139)

Shades of red

The hex color #CA8F8B is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 56.1% green and 54.5% blue (202, 143, 139).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 37% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 31% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Grand Sunset (#C38D87), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#CA8F8B color codes

HEX	`#CA8F8B`
RGB	`rgb(202, 143, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 56.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 37%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 31%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 31%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.02, 21.83, 11.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.02, 24.48, 26.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.841, 34.068, 28.951)`
Decimal	`13275019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA8F8B, 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 #CA8F8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CA8F8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #CA8F8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca8f8b; }
.text { color: #ca8f8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca8f8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 143 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca8f8b, #caaf8b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CA8F8B?: #CA8F8B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Sunset. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA8F8B?: The RGB value is 202, 143, 139: 202 red, 143 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA8F8B?: The complementary color is #8BC6CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA8F8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.