What color is #CAAEC4?

#CAAEC4 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAAEC4?

The RGB value is 202, 174, 196: 202 red, 174 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAAEC4?

The complementary color is #AECAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAAEC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAAEC4 color

#CAAEC4 rgb(202, 174, 196)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CAAEC4 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 68.2% green and 76.9% blue (202, 174, 196).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 21% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 3% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#CAAEC4 color codes

HEX	`#CAAEC4`
RGB	`rgb(202, 174, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 68.2%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 21%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 14%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 3%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.07, 13.92, -7.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.07, 15.78, 331.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.456, 46.815, 58.645)`
Decimal	`13283012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAAEC4, 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 #CAAEC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAAEC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	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 #CAAEC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caaec4; }
.text { color: #caaec4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caaec4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 174 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caaec4, #caaeb6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CAAEC4?: #CAAEC4 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAAEC4?: The RGB value is 202, 174, 196: 202 red, 174 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAAEC4?: The complementary color is #AECAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAAEC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.