What color is #CA95B6?

#CA95B6 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 #CA95B6?

The RGB value is 202, 149, 182: 202 red, 149 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA95B6?

The complementary color is #95CAA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA95B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA95B6 color

#CA95B6 rgb(202, 149, 182)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CA95B6 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 58.4% green and 71.4% blue (202, 149, 182).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 33% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 10% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Exotic Lilac (#D198B5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#CA95B6 color codes

HEX	`#CA95B6`
RGB	`rgb(202, 149, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 58.4%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 33%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 26%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 10%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.6, 25.12, -9.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.6, 26.79, 339.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.548, 37.431, 49.178)`
Decimal	`13276598`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA95B6, 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 #CA95B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CA95B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	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 #CA95B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca95b6; }
.text { color: #ca95b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca95b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 149 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca95b6, #ca959c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CA95B6?: #CA95B6 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 #CA95B6?: The RGB value is 202, 149, 182: 202 red, 149 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA95B6?: The complementary color is #95CAA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA95B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.