What color is #CABCC8?

#CABCC8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CABCC8?

The RGB value is 202, 188, 200: 202 red, 188 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CABCC8?

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

Is black or white text better on #CABCC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CABCC8 color

#CABCC8 rgb(202, 188, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CABCC8 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 73.7% green and 78.4% blue (202, 188, 200).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 12% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 1% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Mecha Kitty (#D0C4D3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#CABCC8 color codes

HEX	`#CABCC8`
RGB	`rgb(202, 188, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 73.7%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 12%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 7%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 1%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.69, 7.08, -4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.69, 8.26, 329.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.764, 52.694, 62.024)`
Decimal	`13286600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CABCC8, 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 #CABCC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CABCC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	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 #CABCC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cabcc8; }
.text { color: #cabcc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cabcc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 188 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cabcc8, #cabcc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Thistle.

Questions

What color is #CABCC8?: #CABCC8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mecha Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CABCC8?: The RGB value is 202, 188, 200: 202 red, 188 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CABCC8?: The complementary color is #BCCABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CABCC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.