What color is #CAA9BB?

#CAA9BB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAA9BB?

The RGB value is 202, 169, 187: 202 red, 169 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAA9BB?

The complementary color is #A9CAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAA9BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAA9BB color

#CAA9BB rgb(202, 169, 187)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CAA9BB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 66.3% green and 73.3% blue (202, 169, 187).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 7% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#CAA9BB color codes

HEX	`#CAA9BB`
RGB	`rgb(202, 169, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 66.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 16%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 7%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.58, 15.03, -4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.58, 15.75, 342.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.514, 44.522, 53.095)`
Decimal	`13281723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAA9BB, 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 #CAA9BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAA9BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	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 #CAA9BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caa9bb; }
.text { color: #caa9bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caa9bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 169 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caa9bb, #caa9ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #CAA9BB?: #CAA9BB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAA9BB?: The RGB value is 202, 169, 187: 202 red, 169 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAA9BB?: The complementary color is #A9CAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAA9BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.