What color is #CA989E?

#CA989E is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA989E?

The RGB value is 202, 152, 158: 202 red, 152 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA989E?

The complementary color is #98CAC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA989E?

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.

#CA989E color

#CA989E rgb(202, 152, 158)

Shades of red

The hex color #CA989E is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 59.6% green and 62% blue (202, 152, 158).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 32% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 22% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Rosetti (#CF929A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#CA989E color codes

HEX	`#CA989E`
RGB	`rgb(202, 152, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 59.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 32%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 25%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 22%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.64, 19.59, 4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.64, 20.03, 12.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.757, 37.484, 37.377)`
Decimal	`13277342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA989E, 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 #CA989E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CA989E 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 #CA989E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca989e; }
.text { color: #ca989e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca989e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 152 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca989e, #caab98); }

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Questions

What color is #CA989E?: #CA989E is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Rosetti. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA989E?: The RGB value is 202, 152, 158: 202 red, 152 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA989E?: The complementary color is #98CAC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA989E?: 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.