What color is #CA97A7?

#CA97A7 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinch Me. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA97A7?

The RGB value is 202, 151, 167: 202 red, 151 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA97A7?

The complementary color is #97CABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA97A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA97A7 color

#CA97A7 rgb(202, 151, 167)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CA97A7 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 59.2% green and 65.5% blue (202, 151, 167).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 32% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 17% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pinch Me (#C88CA4), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#CA97A7 color codes

HEX	`#CA97A7`
RGB	`rgb(202, 151, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 59.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 32%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 25%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 17%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.64, 21.54, -0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.64, 21.55, 357.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.399, 37.482, 41.553)`
Decimal	`13277095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA97A7, 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 #CA97A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CA97A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	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 #CA97A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca97a7; }
.text { color: #ca97a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca97a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 151 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca97a7, #caa197); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #CA97A7?: #CA97A7 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pinch Me. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA97A7?: The RGB value is 202, 151, 167: 202 red, 151 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA97A7?: The complementary color is #97CABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA97A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.