What color is #CAC2BA?

#CAC2BA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Kitty Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC2BA?

The RGB value is 202, 194, 186: 202 red, 194 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC2BA?

The complementary color is #BAC2CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC2BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC2BA color

#CAC2BA rgb(202, 194, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAC2BA is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 76.1% green and 72.9% blue (202, 194, 186).

Its hue angle is 30°, 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 Kitty Kitty (#C7BDB3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.94:1).

#CAC2BA color codes

HEX	`#CAC2BA`
RGB	`rgb(202, 194, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 76.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 13%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 8%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.86, 1.39, 5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.86, 5.2, 74.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.511, 54.686, 54.234)`
Decimal	`13288122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC2BA, 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 #CAC2BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC2BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.94:1	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 #CAC2BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac2ba; }
.text { color: #cac2ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac2ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 194 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac2ba, #cacaba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CAC2BA?: #CAC2BA is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Kitty Kitty. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC2BA?: The RGB value is 202, 194, 186: 202 red, 194 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC2BA?: The complementary color is #BAC2CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC2BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.