What color is #CA94B3?

#CA94B3 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 #CA94B3?

The RGB value is 202, 148, 179: 202 red, 148 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA94B3?

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

Is black or white text better on #CA94B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA94B3 color

#CA94B3 rgb(202, 148, 179)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CA94B3 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 58% green and 70.2% blue (202, 148, 179).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 34% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 11% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Exotic Lilac (#D198B5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#CA94B3 color codes

HEX	`#CA94B3`
RGB	`rgb(202, 148, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 58%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 34%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 27%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 11%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.27, 25.16, -8.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.27, 26.43, 342.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.084, 36.993, 47.51)`
Decimal	`13276339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA94B3, 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 #CA94B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CA94B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	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 #CA94B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca94b3; }
.text { color: #ca94b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca94b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 148 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca94b3, #ca9498); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CA94B3?: #CA94B3 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 #CA94B3?: The RGB value is 202, 148, 179: 202 red, 148 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA94B3?: The complementary color is #94CAAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA94B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.