What color is #CAAEBE?

#CAAEBE is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAAEBE?

The RGB value is 202, 174, 190: 202 red, 174 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAAEBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CAAEBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAAEBE color

#CAAEBE rgb(202, 174, 190)

Shades of pink

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 68.2% green and 74.5% blue (202, 174, 190).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 21% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mauvelous (#D6B3C0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#CAAEBE color codes

HEX	`#CAAEBE`
RGB	`rgb(202, 174, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 68.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 21%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 14%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 6%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.9, 12.84, -4.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.9, 13.57, 341.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.787, 46.547, 55.12)`
Decimal	`13283006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAAEBE, 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 #CAAEBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAAEBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	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 #CAAEBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caaebe; }
.text { color: #caaebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caaebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 174 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caaebe, #caaeb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CAAEBE?: #CAAEBE is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAAEBE?: The RGB value is 202, 174, 190: 202 red, 174 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAAEBE?: The complementary color is #AECABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAAEBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.