What color is #CA9790?

#CA9790 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA9790?

The RGB value is 202, 151, 144: 202 red, 151 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA9790?

The complementary color is #90C3CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA9790?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA9790 color

#CA9790 rgb(202, 151, 144)

Shades of red

The hex color #CA9790 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 59.2% green and 56.5% blue (202, 151, 144).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 35% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 29% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Savoury Salmon (#D19C97), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#CA9790 color codes

HEX	`#CA9790`
RGB	`rgb(202, 151, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 59.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 35%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 29%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 29%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.06, 18.12, 11.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.06, 21.28, 31.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.459, 36.706, 31.334)`
Decimal	`13277072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA9790, 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 #CA9790	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CA9790 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #CA9790 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca9790; }
.text { color: #ca9790; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca9790; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 151 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca9790, #cab490); }

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Questions

What color is #CA9790?: #CA9790 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Savoury Salmon. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA9790?: The RGB value is 202, 151, 144: 202 red, 151 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA9790?: The complementary color is #90C3CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA9790?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.