What color is #CACBC1?

#CACBC1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pastel Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CACBC1?

The RGB value is 202, 203, 193: 202 red, 203 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CACBC1?

The complementary color is #C2C1CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CACBC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CACBC1 color

#CACBC1 rgb(202, 203, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CACBC1 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 79.6% green and 75.7% blue (202, 203, 193).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 9% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Gray (#CFCFC4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.82:1).

#CACBC1 color codes

HEX	`#CACBC1`
RGB	`rgb(202, 203, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 79.6%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 9%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 5%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.36, -2.14, 4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.36, 5.31, 113.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.337, 59.119, 58.938)`
Decimal	`13290433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CACBC1, 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 #CACBC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CACBC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.82:1	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 #CACBC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cacbc1; }
.text { color: #cacbc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cacbc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 203 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cacbc1, #c5cbc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CACBC1?: #CACBC1 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Pastel Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CACBC1?: The RGB value is 202, 203, 193: 202 red, 203 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CACBC1?: The complementary color is #C2C1CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CACBC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.82:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.