What color is #CAB0AA?

#CAB0AA is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAB0AA?

The RGB value is 202, 176, 170: 202 red, 176 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAB0AA?

The complementary color is #AAC4CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAB0AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAB0AA color

#CAB0AA rgb(202, 176, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAB0AA is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 69% green and 66.7% blue (202, 176, 170).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 23% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 16% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Garden Snail (#CDB1AB), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#CAB0AA color codes

HEX	`#CAB0AA`
RGB	`rgb(202, 176, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 69%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 23%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 16%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 16%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.88, 8.38, 6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.88, 10.62, 37.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.138, 46.511, 44.517)`
Decimal	`13283498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAB0AA, 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 #CAB0AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAB0AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	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 #CAB0AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cab0aa; }
.text { color: #cab0aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cab0aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 176 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cab0aa, #cac0aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CAB0AA?: #CAB0AA is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Garden Snail. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAB0AA?: The RGB value is 202, 176, 170: 202 red, 176 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAB0AA?: The complementary color is #AAC4CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAB0AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.