What color is #CAAEAE?

#CAAEAE 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 #CAAEAE?

The RGB value is 202, 174, 174: 202 red, 174 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAAEAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CAAEAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAAEAE color

#CAAEAE rgb(202, 174, 174)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 68.2% green and 68.2% blue (202, 174, 174).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 21% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Garden Snail (#CDB1AB), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#CAAEAE color codes

HEX	`#CAAEAE`
RGB	`rgb(202, 174, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 68.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 21%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 14%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 14%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.47, 10.11, 3.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.47, 10.78, 20.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.133, 45.886, 46.41)`
Decimal	`13282990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAAEAE, 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 #CAAEAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAAEAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	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 #CAAEAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caaeae; }
.text { color: #caaeae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caaeae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 174 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caaeae, #cabcae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #CAAEAE?: #CAAEAE 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 #CAAEAE?: The RGB value is 202, 174, 174: 202 red, 174 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAAEAE?: The complementary color is #AECACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAAEAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.