What color is #CAC1BA?

#CAC1BA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Worn Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC1BA?

The RGB value is 202, 193, 186: 202 red, 193 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC1BA?

The complementary color is #BAC3CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC1BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC1BA color

#CAC1BA rgb(202, 193, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAC1BA is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 75.7% green and 72.9% blue (202, 193, 186).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 13% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Worn Silver (#C9C0BB), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.85:1).

#CAC1BA color codes

HEX	`#CAC1BA`
RGB	`rgb(202, 193, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 75.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 13%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 8%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.6, 1.92, 4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.6, 5.03, 67.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.289, 54.242, 54.16)`
Decimal	`13287866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC1BA, 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 #CAC1BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC1BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.85:1	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 #CAC1BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac1ba; }
.text { color: #cac1ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac1ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 193 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac1ba, #cac9ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CAC1BA?: #CAC1BA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Worn Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC1BA?: The RGB value is 202, 193, 186: 202 red, 193 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC1BA?: The complementary color is #BAC3CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC1BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.