What color is #CAABB9?

#CAABB9 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAABB9?

The RGB value is 202, 171, 185: 202 red, 171 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAABB9?

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

Is black or white text better on #CAABB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAABB9 color

#CAABB9 rgb(202, 171, 185)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CAABB9 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 67.1% green and 72.5% blue (202, 171, 185).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 23% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#CAABB9 color codes

HEX	`#CAABB9`
RGB	`rgb(202, 171, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 67.1%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 23%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 15%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 8%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.01, 13.59, -2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.01, 13.91, 347.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.676, 45.186, 52.1)`
Decimal	`13282233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAABB9, 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 #CAABB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAABB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #CAABB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caabb9; }
.text { color: #caabb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caabb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 171 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caabb9, #caacab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #CAABB9?: #CAABB9 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAABB9?: The RGB value is 202, 171, 185: 202 red, 171 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAABB9?: The complementary color is #ABCABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAABB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.