What color is #CAC0B1?

#CAC0B1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Crumbling Statue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC0B1?

The RGB value is 202, 192, 177: 202 red, 192 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC0B1?

The complementary color is #B1BBCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC0B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC0B1 color

#CAC0B1 rgb(202, 192, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAC0B1 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 75.3% green and 69.4% blue (202, 192, 177).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 19% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Crumbling Statue (#CABFB4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#CAC0B1 color codes

HEX	`#CAC0B1`
RGB	`rgb(202, 192, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 75.3%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 19%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 12%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 12%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.13, 0.95, 8.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.13, 8.86, 83.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.142, 53.431, 49.205)`
Decimal	`13287601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC0B1, 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 #CAC0B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC0B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	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 #CAC0B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac0b1; }
.text { color: #cac0b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac0b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 192 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac0b1, #c8cab1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #CAC0B1?: #CAC0B1 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Crumbling Statue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC0B1?: The RGB value is 202, 192, 177: 202 red, 192 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC0B1?: The complementary color is #B1BBCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC0B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.