What color is #CAAAA6?

#CAAAA6 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAAAA6?

The RGB value is 202, 170, 166: 202 red, 170 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAAAA6?

The complementary color is #A6C6CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAAAA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAAAA6 color

#CAAAA6 rgb(202, 170, 166)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAAAA6 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 66.7% green and 65.1% blue (202, 170, 166).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 25% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 18% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#CAAAA6 color codes

HEX	`#CAAAA6`
RGB	`rgb(202, 170, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 66.7%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 25%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 18%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 18%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.27, 10.99, 6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.27, 12.72, 30.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.615, 44.061, 42.171)`
Decimal	`13281958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAAAA6, 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 #CAAAA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAAAA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #CAAAA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caaaa6; }
.text { color: #caaaa6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caaaa6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 170 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caaaa6, #cabca6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CAAAA6?: #CAAAA6 is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAAAA6?: The RGB value is 202, 170, 166: 202 red, 170 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAAAA6?: The complementary color is #A6C6CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAAAA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.