What color is #CA9FA6?

#CA9FA6 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CA9FA6?

The RGB value is 202, 159, 166: 202 red, 159 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CA9FA6?

The complementary color is #9FCAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CA9FA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CA9FA6 color

#CA9FA6 rgb(202, 159, 166)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CA9FA6 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 62.4% green and 65.1% blue (202, 159, 166).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 29% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 18% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#CA9FA6 color codes

HEX	`#CA9FA6`
RGB	`rgb(202, 159, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 62.4%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 29%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 21%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 18%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.55, 16.99, 2.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.55, 17.17, 8.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.638, 40.108, 41.512)`
Decimal	`13279142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CA9FA6, 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 #CA9FA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CA9FA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	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 #CA9FA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ca9fa6; }
.text { color: #ca9fa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ca9fa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 159 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ca9fa6, #caae9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #CA9FA6?: #CA9FA6 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Young at Heart. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CA9FA6?: The RGB value is 202, 159, 166: 202 red, 159 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CA9FA6?: The complementary color is #9FCAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CA9FA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.