What color is #CAC5BF?

#CAC5BF is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Misty Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC5BF?

The RGB value is 202, 197, 191: 202 red, 197 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC5BF?

The complementary color is #BFC4CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC5BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC5BF color

#CAC5BF rgb(202, 197, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAC5BF is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 77.3% green and 74.9% blue (202, 197, 191).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 9% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Misty Haze (#CEC9C3), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.25:1).

#CAC5BF color codes

HEX	`#CAC5BF`
RGB	`rgb(202, 197, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 77.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 9%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 5%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.76, 0.67, 3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.76, 3.68, 79.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.726, 56.251, 57.307)`
Decimal	`13288895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC5BF, 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 #CAC5BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC5BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.25:1	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 #CAC5BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac5bf; }
.text { color: #cac5bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac5bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 197 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac5bf, #c9cabf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CAC5BF?: #CAC5BF is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Misty Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC5BF?: The RGB value is 202, 197, 191: 202 red, 197 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC5BF?: The complementary color is #BFC4CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC5BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.