What color is #CAACAB?

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

What is the RGB value of #CAACAB?

The RGB value is 202, 172, 171: 202 red, 172 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAACAB?

The complementary color is #ABC9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAACAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAACAB color

#CAACAB rgb(202, 172, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAACAB is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 67.5% green and 67.1% blue (202, 172, 171).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 23% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Parfait (#C8A6A1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#CAACAB color codes

HEX	`#CAACAB`
RGB	`rgb(202, 172, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 67.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 23%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 15%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 15%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.89, 10.7, 4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.89, 11.63, 23.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.46, 45.003, 44.759)`
Decimal	`13282475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAACAB, 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 #CAACAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAACAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	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 #CAACAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caacab; }
.text { color: #caacab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caacab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 172 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caacab, #cabbab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CAACAB?: #CAACAB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Parfait. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAACAB?: The RGB value is 202, 172, 171: 202 red, 172 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAACAB?: The complementary color is #ABC9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAACAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.