What color is #CA9CA9?

#CA9CA9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA9CA9?

The RGB value is 202, 156, 169: 202 red, 156 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA9CA9?

The complementary color is #9CCABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA9CA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA9CA9 color

#CA9CA9 rgb(202, 156, 169)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CA9CA9 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 61.2% green and 66.3% blue (202, 156, 169).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 30% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 16% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#CA9CA9 color codes

HEX	`#CA9CA9`
RGB	`rgb(202, 156, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 61.2%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 30%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 23%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 16%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.9, 19.11, -0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.9, 19.11, 359.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.407, 39.2, 42.808)`
Decimal	`13278377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA9CA9, 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 #CA9CA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CA9CA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #CA9CA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca9ca9; }
.text { color: #ca9ca9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca9ca9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 156 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca9ca9, #caa69c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #CA9CA9?: #CA9CA9 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA9CA9?: The RGB value is 202, 156, 169: 202 red, 156 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA9CA9?: The complementary color is #9CCABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA9CA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.