What color is #CAC6C5?

#CAC6C5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Warm Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC6C5?

The RGB value is 202, 198, 197: 202 red, 198 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC6C5?

The complementary color is #C5C9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC6C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC6C5 color

#CAC6C5 rgb(202, 198, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAC6C5 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 77.6% green and 77.3% blue (202, 198, 197).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 5% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Warm Ashes (#CFC9C7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

#CAC6C5 color codes

HEX	`#CAC6C5`
RGB	`rgb(202, 198, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 77.6%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 5%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 2%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 2%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.17, 1.2, 0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.17, 1.56, 39.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.628, 56.976, 60.932)`
Decimal	`13289157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC6C5, 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 #CAC6C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC6C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #CAC6C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac6c5; }
.text { color: #cac6c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac6c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 198 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac6c5, #cac9c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CAC6C5?: #CAC6C5 is a light gray, closest to the named color Warm Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC6C5?: The RGB value is 202, 198, 197: 202 red, 198 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC6C5?: The complementary color is #C5C9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC6C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.