What color is #CAA1A8?

#CAA1A8 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 #CAA1A8?

The RGB value is 202, 161, 168: 202 red, 161 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAA1A8?

The complementary color is #A1CAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAA1A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAA1A8 color

#CAA1A8 rgb(202, 161, 168)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CAA1A8 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 63.1% green and 65.9% blue (202, 161, 168).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 28% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 17% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Young at Heart (#D5A1A9), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#CAA1A8 color codes

HEX	`#CAA1A8`
RGB	`rgb(202, 161, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 63.1%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 28%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 20%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 17%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.09, 16.22, 2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.09, 16.36, 7.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.17, 40.875, 42.601)`
Decimal	`13279656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAA1A8, 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 #CAA1A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAA1A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	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 #CAA1A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caa1a8; }
.text { color: #caa1a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caa1a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 161 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caa1a8, #caaea1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #CAA1A8?: #CAA1A8 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 #CAA1A8?: The RGB value is 202, 161, 168: 202 red, 161 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAA1A8?: The complementary color is #A1CAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAA1A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.