What color is #CAAFC1?

#CAAFC1 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAAFC1?

The RGB value is 202, 175, 193: 202 red, 175 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAAFC1?

The complementary color is #AFCAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAAFC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAAFC1 color

#CAAFC1 rgb(202, 175, 193)

Shades of pink

The hex color #CAAFC1 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 68.6% green and 75.7% blue (202, 175, 193).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 20% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 4% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#CAAFC1 color codes

HEX	`#CAAFC1`
RGB	`rgb(202, 175, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 68.6%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 20%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 13%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 4%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.23, 12.83, -5.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.23, 13.98, 336.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.312, 47.068, 56.929)`
Decimal	`13283265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAAFC1, 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 #CAAFC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAAFC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	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 #CAAFC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caafc1; }
.text { color: #caafc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caafc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 175 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caafc1, #caafb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CAAFC1?: #CAAFC1 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAAFC1?: The RGB value is 202, 175, 193: 202 red, 175 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAAFC1?: The complementary color is #AFCAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAAFC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.