What color is #CAA9C2?

#CAA9C2 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAA9C2?

The RGB value is 202, 169, 194: 202 red, 169 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAA9C2?

The complementary color is #A9CAB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAA9C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAA9C2 color

#CAA9C2 rgb(202, 169, 194)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CAA9C2 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 66.3% green and 76.1% blue (202, 169, 194).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 4% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#CAA9C2 color codes

HEX	`#CAA9C2`
RGB	`rgb(202, 169, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 66.3%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 16%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 4%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.78, 16.28, -8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.78, 18.25, 333.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.282, 44.829, 57.138)`
Decimal	`13281730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAA9C2, 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 #CAA9C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAA9C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #CAA9C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caa9c2; }
.text { color: #caa9c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caa9c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 169 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caa9c2, #caa9b2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CAA9C2?: #CAA9C2 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAA9C2?: The RGB value is 202, 169, 194: 202 red, 169 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAA9C2?: The complementary color is #A9CAB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAA9C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.