What color is #CAA29B?

#CAA29B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAA29B?

The RGB value is 202, 162, 155: 202 red, 162 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAA29B?

The complementary color is #9BC3CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAA29B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAA29B color

#CAA29B rgb(202, 162, 155)

Shades of red

The hex color #CAA29B is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 63.5% green and 60.8% blue (202, 162, 155).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 31% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 23% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#CAA29B color codes

HEX	`#CAA29B`
RGB	`rgb(202, 162, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 63.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 31%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 23%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 23%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.01, 13.68, 9.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.01, 16.5, 34.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.194, 40.766, 36.597)`
Decimal	`13279899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAA29B, 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 #CAA29B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAA29B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	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 #CAA29B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caa29b; }
.text { color: #caa29b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caa29b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 162 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caa29b, #cab99b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #CAA29B?: #CAA29B is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAA29B?: The RGB value is 202, 162, 155: 202 red, 162 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAA29B?: The complementary color is #9BC3CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAA29B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.