What color is #CA957A?

#CA957A is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Beauty and the Beach. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA957A?

The RGB value is 202, 149, 122: 202 red, 149 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA957A?

The complementary color is #7AAFCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA957A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA957A color

#CA957A rgb(202, 149, 122)

Shades of brown

The hex color #CA957A is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 58.4% green and 47.8% blue (202, 149, 122).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 43% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 40% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Beauty and the Beach (#C99680), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#CA957A color codes

HEX	`#CA957A`
RGB	`rgb(202, 149, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 58.4%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 43%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 40%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 40%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.1, 16.43, 22.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.1, 27.52, 53.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.619, 35.459, 23.219)`
Decimal	`13276538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA957A, 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 #CA957A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CA957A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	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 #CA957A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca957a; }
.text { color: #ca957a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca957a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 149 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca957a, #cabd7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Salmon.

Questions

What color is #CA957A?: #CA957A is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Beauty and the Beach. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA957A?: The RGB value is 202, 149, 122: 202 red, 149 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA957A?: The complementary color is #7AAFCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA957A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.