What color is #CAB2B8?

#CAB2B8 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAB2B8?

The RGB value is 202, 178, 184: 202 red, 178 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAB2B8?

The complementary color is #B2CAC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAB2B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAB2B8 color

#CAB2B8 rgb(202, 178, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAB2B8 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 69.8% green and 72.2% blue (202, 178, 184).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 18% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 9% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Strawberry Latte (#D2ADB5), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.57:1).

#CAB2B8 color codes

HEX	`#CAB2B8`
RGB	`rgb(202, 178, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 69.8%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 18%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 12%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 9%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.74, 9.62, 0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.74, 9.62, 0.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.929, 47.859, 51.998)`
Decimal	`13284024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAB2B8, 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 #CAB2B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAB2B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	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 #CAB2B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cab2b8; }
.text { color: #cab2b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cab2b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 178 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cab2b8, #cab8b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CAB2B8?: #CAB2B8 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Strawberry Latte. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAB2B8?: The RGB value is 202, 178, 184: 202 red, 178 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAB2B8?: The complementary color is #B2CAC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAB2B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.