What color is #CAA0AF?

#CAA0AF 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 #CAA0AF?

The RGB value is 202, 160, 175: 202 red, 160 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAA0AF?

The complementary color is #A0CABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAA0AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAA0AF color

#CAA0AF rgb(202, 160, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CAA0AF is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 62.7% green and 68.6% blue (202, 160, 175).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 28% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#CAA0AF color codes

HEX	`#CAA0AF`
RGB	`rgb(202, 160, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 62.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 28%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 21%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 13%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.03, 17.9, -1.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.03, 17.99, 354.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.666, 40.795, 46.071)`
Decimal	`13279407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAA0AF, 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 #CAA0AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAA0AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	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 #CAA0AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caa0af; }
.text { color: #caa0af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caa0af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 160 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caa0af, #caa6a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #CAA0AF?: #CAA0AF 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 #CAA0AF?: The RGB value is 202, 160, 175: 202 red, 160 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAA0AF?: The complementary color is #A0CABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAA0AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.