What color is #CAAEB8?

#CAAEB8 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAAEB8?

The RGB value is 202, 174, 184: 202 red, 174 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAAEB8?

The complementary color is #AECAC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAAEB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAAEB8 color

#CAAEB8 rgb(202, 174, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAAEB8 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 68.2% green and 72.2% blue (202, 174, 184).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 21% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 9% 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 10.26:1).

#CAAEB8 color codes

HEX	`#CAAEB8`
RGB	`rgb(202, 174, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 68.2%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 21%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 14%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 9%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.73, 11.79, -1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.73, 11.87, 353.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.144, 46.29, 51.737)`
Decimal	`13283000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAAEB8, 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 #CAAEB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAAEB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	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 #CAAEB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caaeb8; }
.text { color: #caaeb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caaeb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 174 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caaeb8, #cab2ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CAAEB8?: #CAAEB8 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAAEB8?: The RGB value is 202, 174, 184: 202 red, 174 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAAEB8?: The complementary color is #AECAC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAAEB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.26:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.