What color is #CABACA?

#CABACA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CABACA?

The RGB value is 202, 186, 202: 202 red, 186 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CABACA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CABACA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CABACA color

#CABACA rgb(202, 186, 202)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 72.9% green and 79.2% blue (202, 186, 202).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 13% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Last of the Lilacs (#CBBBCD), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#CABACA color codes

HEX	`#CABACA`
RGB	`rgb(202, 186, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 72.9%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 13%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 8%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.24, 8.53, -6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.24, 10.42, 324.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.575, 51.939, 63.121)`
Decimal	`13286090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CABACA, 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 #CABACA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CABACA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	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 #CABACA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cabaca; }
.text { color: #cabaca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cabaca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 186 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cabaca, #cabac2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CABACA?: #CABACA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CABACA?: The RGB value is 202, 186, 202: 202 red, 186 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CABACA?: The complementary color is #BACABA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CABACA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.