What color is #CAA6B2?

#CAA6B2 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAA6B2?

The RGB value is 202, 166, 178: 202 red, 166 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAA6B2?

The complementary color is #A6CABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAA6B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAA6B2 color

#CAA6B2 rgb(202, 166, 178)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CAA6B2 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 65.1% green and 69.8% blue (202, 166, 178).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 25% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 12% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#CAA6B2 color codes

HEX	`#CAA6B2`
RGB	`rgb(202, 166, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 65.1%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 25%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 18%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 12%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.59, 15.12, -1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.59, 15.17, 355.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.029, 43.045, 47.995)`
Decimal	`13280946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAA6B2, 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 #CAA6B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAA6B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	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 #CAA6B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caa6b2; }
.text { color: #caa6b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caa6b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 166 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caa6b2, #caaca6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #CAA6B2?: #CAA6B2 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAA6B2?: The RGB value is 202, 166, 178: 202 red, 166 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAA6B2?: The complementary color is #A6CABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAA6B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.