What color is #CAA7AF?

#CAA7AF is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAA7AF?

The RGB value is 202, 167, 175: 202 red, 167 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAA7AF?

The complementary color is #A7CAC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAA7AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAA7AF color

#CAA7AF rgb(202, 167, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CAA7AF is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 65.5% green and 68.6% blue (202, 167, 175).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 25% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 13% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#CAA7AF color codes

HEX	`#CAA7AF`
RGB	`rgb(202, 167, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 65.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 25%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 17%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 13%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.75, 14.08, 0.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.75, 14.09, 2.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.913, 43.291, 46.486)`
Decimal	`13281199`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAA7AF, 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 #CAA7AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAA7AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	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 #CAA7AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caa7af; }
.text { color: #caa7af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caa7af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 167 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caa7af, #cab0a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #CAA7AF?: #CAA7AF is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAA7AF?: The RGB value is 202, 167, 175: 202 red, 167 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAA7AF?: The complementary color is #A7CAC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAA7AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.