What color is #CAC9D3?

#CAC9D3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC9D3?

The RGB value is 202, 201, 211: 202 red, 201 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC9D3?

The complementary color is #D2D3C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC9D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC9D3 color

#CAC9D3 rgb(202, 201, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAC9D3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 78.8% green and 82.7% blue (202, 201, 211).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 10% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Herring Silver (#C6C8CF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.81:1).

#CAC9D3 color codes

HEX	`#CAC9D3`
RGB	`rgb(202, 201, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 78.8%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 10%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 5%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.31, 2.21, -4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.31, 5.32, 294.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57, 59.033, 70.007)`
Decimal	`13289939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC9D3, 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 #CAC9D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC9D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	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 #CAC9D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac9d3; }
.text { color: #cac9d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac9d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 201 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac9d3, #cfc9d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CAC9D3?: #CAC9D3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC9D3?: The RGB value is 202, 201, 211: 202 red, 201 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC9D3?: The complementary color is #D2D3C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC9D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.