What color is #CA94AF?

#CA94AF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Exotic Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA94AF?

The RGB value is 202, 148, 175: 202 red, 148 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA94AF?

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

Is black or white text better on #CA94AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA94AF color

#CA94AF rgb(202, 148, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CA94AF is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 58% green and 68.6% blue (202, 148, 175).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 34% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Exotic Lilac (#D198B5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#CA94AF color codes

HEX	`#CA94AF`
RGB	`rgb(202, 148, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 58%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 34%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 27%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 13%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.15, 24.48, -6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.15, 25.22, 346.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.685, 36.833, 45.41)`
Decimal	`13276335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA94AF, 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 #CA94AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CA94AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #CA94AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca94af; }
.text { color: #ca94af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca94af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 148 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca94af, #ca9494); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CA94AF?: #CA94AF is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Exotic Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA94AF?: The RGB value is 202, 148, 175: 202 red, 148 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA94AF?: The complementary color is #94CAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA94AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.