What color is #CAAFBD?

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

What is the RGB value of #CAAFBD?

The RGB value is 202, 175, 189: 202 red, 175 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAAFBD?

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

Is black or white text better on #CAAFBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAAFBD color

#CAAFBD rgb(202, 175, 189)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 68.6% green and 74.1% blue (202, 175, 189).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 20% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% 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 10.38:1).

#CAAFBD color codes

HEX	`#CAAFBD`
RGB	`rgb(202, 175, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 68.6%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 20%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 13%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 6%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.12, 12.12, -3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.12, 12.62, 343.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.872, 46.892, 54.611)`
Decimal	`13283261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAAFBD, 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 #CAAFBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAAFBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	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 #CAAFBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caafbd; }
.text { color: #caafbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caafbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 175 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caafbd, #caafb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CAAFBD?: #CAAFBD is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauvelous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAAFBD?: The RGB value is 202, 175, 189: 202 red, 175 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAAFBD?: The complementary color is #AFCABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAAFBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.