What color is #CA9CB0?

#CA9CB0 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA9CB0?

The RGB value is 202, 156, 176: 202 red, 156 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA9CB0?

The complementary color is #9CCAB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA9CB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA9CB0 color

#CA9CB0 rgb(202, 156, 176)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CA9CB0 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 61.2% green and 69% blue (202, 156, 176).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 30% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#CA9CB0 color codes

HEX	`#CA9CB0`
RGB	`rgb(202, 156, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 61.2%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 30%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 23%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 13%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.09, 20.26, -3.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.09, 20.61, 349.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.082, 39.47, 46.362)`
Decimal	`13278384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA9CB0, 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 #CA9CB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CA9CB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	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 #CA9CB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca9cb0; }
.text { color: #ca9cb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca9cb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 156 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca9cb0, #ca9f9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CA9CB0?: #CA9CB0 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA9CB0?: The RGB value is 202, 156, 176: 202 red, 156 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA9CB0?: The complementary color is #9CCAB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA9CB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.