What color is #CAC2C1?

#CAC2C1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Dangerous Robot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC2C1?

The RGB value is 202, 194, 193: 202 red, 194 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC2C1?

The complementary color is #C1C9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC2C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC2C1 color

#CAC2C1 rgb(202, 194, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAC2C1 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 76.1% green and 75.7% blue (202, 194, 193).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 8% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 4% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Dangerous Robot (#CBC5C6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12:1).

#CAC2C1 color codes

HEX	`#CAC2C1`
RGB	`rgb(202, 194, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 76.1%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 8%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 4%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 4%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.04, 2.61, 1.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.04, 3.01, 29.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.273, 54.991, 58.25)`
Decimal	`13288129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC2C1, 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 #CAC2C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC2C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12:1	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 #CAC2C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac2c1; }
.text { color: #cac2c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac2c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 194 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac2c1, #cac6c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CAC2C1?: #CAC2C1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Dangerous Robot. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC2C1?: The RGB value is 202, 194, 193: 202 red, 194 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC2C1?: The complementary color is #C1C9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC2C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.