What color is #CAAEB5?

#CAAEB5 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAAEB5?

The RGB value is 202, 174, 181: 202 red, 174 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAAEB5?

The complementary color is #AECAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAAEB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAAEB5 color

#CAAEB5 rgb(202, 174, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAAEB5 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 68.2% green and 71% blue (202, 174, 181).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 21% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 10% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

#CAAEB5 color codes

HEX	`#CAAEB5`
RGB	`rgb(202, 174, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 68.2%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 21%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 14%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 10%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.65, 11.27, 0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.65, 11.28, 0.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.833, 46.166, 50.098)`
Decimal	`13282997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAAEB5, 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 #CAAEB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAAEB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	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 #CAAEB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caaeb5; }
.text { color: #caaeb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caaeb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 174 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caaeb5, #cab5ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #CAAEB5?: #CAAEB5 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAAEB5?: The RGB value is 202, 174, 181: 202 red, 174 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAAEB5?: The complementary color is #AECAC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAAEB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.