What color is #CAADAB?

#CAADAB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAADAB?

The RGB value is 202, 173, 171: 202 red, 173 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAADAB?

The complementary color is #ABC8CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAADAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAADAB color

#CAADAB rgb(202, 173, 171)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 67.8% green and 67.1% blue (202, 173, 171).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 23% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Garden Snail (#CDB1AB), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

#CAADAB color codes

HEX	`#CAADAB`
RGB	`rgb(202, 173, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 67.8%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 23%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 15%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 15%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.14, 10.16, 4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.14, 11.29, 25.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.651, 45.385, 44.823)`
Decimal	`13282731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAADAB, 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 #CAADAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAADAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	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 #CAADAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caadab; }
.text { color: #caadab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caadab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 173 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caadab, #cabdab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CAADAB?: #CAADAB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAADAB?: The RGB value is 202, 173, 171: 202 red, 173 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAADAB?: The complementary color is #ABC8CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAADAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.