What color is #CA9494?

#CA9494 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA9494?

The RGB value is 202, 148, 148: 202 red, 148 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA9494?

The complementary color is #94CACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA9494?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA9494 color

#CA9494 rgb(202, 148, 148)

Shades of red

The hex color #CA9494 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 58% green and 58% blue (202, 148, 148).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 34% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 27% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#CA9494 color codes

HEX	`#CA9494`
RGB	`rgb(202, 148, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 58%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 34%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 27%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 27%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.43, 20.32, 8.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.43, 21.85, 21.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.293, 35.877, 32.814)`
Decimal	`13276308`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA9494, 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 #CA9494	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CA9494 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #CA9494 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca9494; }
.text { color: #ca9494; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca9494; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 148 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca9494, #caaf94); }

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Questions

What color is #CA9494?: #CA9494 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA9494?: The RGB value is 202, 148, 148: 202 red, 148 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA9494?: The complementary color is #94CACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA9494?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.