What color is #CAAFB8?

#CAAFB8 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 #CAAFB8?

The RGB value is 202, 175, 184: 202 red, 175 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAAFB8?

The complementary color is #AFCAC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAAFB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAAFB8 color

#CAAFB8 rgb(202, 175, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAAFB8 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 68.6% green and 72.2% blue (202, 175, 184).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 20% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.34:1).

#CAAFB8 color codes

HEX	`#CAAFB8`
RGB	`rgb(202, 175, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 68.6%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 20%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 13%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 9%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.98, 11.25, -0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.98, 11.29, 354.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.338, 46.678, 51.802)`
Decimal	`13283256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAAFB8, 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 #CAAFB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAAFB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	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 #CAAFB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caafb8; }
.text { color: #caafb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caafb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 175 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caafb8, #cab3af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CAAFB8?: #CAAFB8 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 #CAAFB8?: The RGB value is 202, 175, 184: 202 red, 175 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAAFB8?: The complementary color is #AFCAC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAAFB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.