What color is #CAA2B6?

#CAA2B6 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 #CAA2B6?

The RGB value is 202, 162, 182: 202 red, 162 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAA2B6?

The complementary color is #A2CAB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAA2B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAA2B6 color

#CAA2B6 rgb(202, 162, 182)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CAA2B6 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 63.5% green and 71.4% blue (202, 162, 182).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 27% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 10% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#CAA2B6 color codes

HEX	`#CAA2B6`
RGB	`rgb(202, 162, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 63.5%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 27%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 20%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 10%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.72, 17.99, -4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.72, 18.59, 345.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.72, 41.776, 49.902)`
Decimal	`13279926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAA2B6, 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 #CAA2B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAA2B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	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 #CAA2B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caa2b6; }
.text { color: #caa2b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caa2b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 162 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caa2b6, #caa2a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CAA2B6?: #CAA2B6 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 #CAA2B6?: The RGB value is 202, 162, 182: 202 red, 162 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAA2B6?: The complementary color is #A2CAB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAA2B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.