What color is #CAAAC0?

#CAAAC0 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAAAC0?

The RGB value is 202, 170, 192: 202 red, 170 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAAAC0?

The complementary color is #AACAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAAAC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAAAC0 color

#CAAAC0 rgb(202, 170, 192)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CAAAC0 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 66.7% green and 75.3% blue (202, 170, 192).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 23% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#CAAAC0 color codes

HEX	`#CAAAC0`
RGB	`rgb(202, 170, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 66.7%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 23%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 16%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 5%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.97, 15.37, -6.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.97, 16.84, 335.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.245, 45.113, 56.025)`
Decimal	`13281984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAAAC0, 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 #CAAAC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAAAC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	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 #CAAAC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caaac0; }
.text { color: #caaac0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caaac0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 170 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caaac0, #caaab0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #CAAAC0?: #CAAAC0 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAAAC0?: The RGB value is 202, 170, 192: 202 red, 170 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAAAC0?: The complementary color is #AACAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAAAC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.