What color is #CAC9C1?

#CAC9C1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Quill Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC9C1?

The RGB value is 202, 201, 193: 202 red, 201 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC9C1?

The complementary color is #C1C2CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC9C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC9C1 color

#CAC9C1 rgb(202, 201, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAC9C1 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 78.8% green and 75.7% blue (202, 201, 193).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 8% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Quill Gray (#CBC9C0), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.64:1).

#CAC9C1 color codes

HEX	`#CAC9C1`
RGB	`rgb(202, 201, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 78.8%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 8%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 4%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 4%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.84, -1.09, 4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.84, 4.25, 104.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.868, 58.18, 58.781)`
Decimal	`13289921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC9C1, 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 #CAC9C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC9C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.64:1	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 #CAC9C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac9c1; }
.text { color: #cac9c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac9c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 201 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac9c1, #c6cac1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #CAC9C1?: #CAC9C1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Quill Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC9C1?: The RGB value is 202, 201, 193: 202 red, 201 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC9C1?: The complementary color is #C1C2CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC9C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.