What color is #CAB3C0?

#CAB3C0 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAB3C0?

The RGB value is 202, 179, 192: 202 red, 179 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAB3C0?

The complementary color is #B3CABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAB3C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAB3C0 color

#CAB3C0 rgb(202, 179, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAB3C0 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 70.2% green and 75.3% blue (202, 179, 192).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 18% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.72:1).

#CAB3C0 color codes

HEX	`#CAB3C0`
RGB	`rgb(202, 179, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 70.2%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 18%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 11%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 5%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.2, 10.48, -3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.2, 11.07, 341.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.991, 48.603, 56.607)`
Decimal	`13284288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAB3C0, 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 #CAB3C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAB3C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.72:1	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 #CAB3C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cab3c0; }
.text { color: #cab3c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cab3c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 179 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cab3c0, #cab3b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CAB3C0?: #CAB3C0 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAB3C0?: The RGB value is 202, 179, 192: 202 red, 179 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAB3C0?: The complementary color is #B3CABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAB3C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.