What color is #CAC5CE?

#CAC5CE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC5CE?

The RGB value is 202, 197, 206: 202 red, 197 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC5CE?

The complementary color is #C9CEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC5CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC5CE color

#CAC5CE rgb(202, 197, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAC5CE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 77.3% green and 80.8% blue (202, 197, 206).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 8% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Ghost (#C0BFC7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.39:1).

#CAC5CE color codes

HEX	`#CAC5CE`
RGB	`rgb(202, 197, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 77.3%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 8%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 4%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 4%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.15, 3.39, -3.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.15, 5.14, 311.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.462, 56.945, 66.45)`
Decimal	`13288910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC5CE, 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 #CAC5CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC5CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.39:1	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 #CAC5CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac5ce; }
.text { color: #cac5ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac5ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 197 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac5ce, #cec5ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CAC5CE?: #CAC5CE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Ghost. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC5CE?: The RGB value is 202, 197, 206: 202 red, 197 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC5CE?: The complementary color is #C9CEC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC5CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.