What color is #CAA8AF?

#CAA8AF 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 #CAA8AF?

The RGB value is 202, 168, 175: 202 red, 168 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAA8AF?

The complementary color is #A8CAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAA8AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAA8AF color

#CAA8AF rgb(202, 168, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CAA8AF is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 65.9% green and 68.6% blue (202, 168, 175).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 24% saturation and 73% 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 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#CAA8AF color codes

HEX	`#CAA8AF`
RGB	`rgb(202, 168, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 65.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 17%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 13%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72, 13.53, 1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72, 13.57, 4.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.097, 43.658, 46.548)`
Decimal	`13281455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAA8AF, 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 #CAA8AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAA8AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #CAA8AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caa8af; }
.text { color: #caa8af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caa8af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 168 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caa8af, #cab2a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #CAA8AF?: #CAA8AF 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 #CAA8AF?: The RGB value is 202, 168, 175: 202 red, 168 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAA8AF?: The complementary color is #A8CAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAA8AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.