What color is #CAA4BF?

#CAA4BF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAA4BF?

The RGB value is 202, 164, 191: 202 red, 164 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAA4BF?

The complementary color is #A4CAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAA4BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAA4BF color

#CAA4BF rgb(202, 164, 191)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CAA4BF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 64.3% green and 74.9% blue (202, 164, 191).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 26% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 5% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#CAA4BF color codes

HEX	`#CAA4BF`
RGB	`rgb(202, 164, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 64.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 26%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 19%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 5%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.47, 18.48, -8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.47, 20.36, 335.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.036, 42.87, 55.077)`
Decimal	`13280447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAA4BF, 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 #CAA4BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAA4BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	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 #CAA4BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caa4bf; }
.text { color: #caa4bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caa4bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 164 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caa4bf, #caa4ac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CAA4BF?: #CAA4BF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAA4BF?: The RGB value is 202, 164, 191: 202 red, 164 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAA4BF?: The complementary color is #A4CAAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAA4BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.