What color is #CAB5C7?

#CAB5C7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAB5C7?

The RGB value is 202, 181, 199: 202 red, 181 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAB5C7?

The complementary color is #B5CAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAB5C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAB5C7 color

#CAB5C7 rgb(202, 181, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAB5C7 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 71% green and 78% blue (202, 181, 199).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 17% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Tamed Beauty (#CFBCCF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.95:1).

#CAB5C7 color codes

HEX	`#CAB5C7`
RGB	`rgb(202, 181, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 71%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 17%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 10%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 1%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.9, 10.67, -6.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.9, 12.42, 329.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.188, 49.728, 60.924)`
Decimal	`13284807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAB5C7, 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 #CAB5C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAB5C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.95:1	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 #CAB5C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cab5c7; }
.text { color: #cab5c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cab5c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 181 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cab5c7, #cab5bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CAB5C7?: #CAB5C7 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Tamed Beauty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAB5C7?: The RGB value is 202, 181, 199: 202 red, 181 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAB5C7?: The complementary color is #B5CAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAB5C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.