What color is #CACCCA?

#CACCCA is a light gray, closest to the named color Iron Fist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CACCCA?

The RGB value is 202, 204, 202: 202 red, 204 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CACCCA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CACCCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CACCCA color

#CACCCA rgb(202, 204, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CACCCA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 80% green and 79.2% blue (202, 204, 202).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 2% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Iron Fist (#CBCDCD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#CACCCA color codes

HEX	`#CACCCA`
RGB	`rgb(202, 204, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 80%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 2%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 1%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 1%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.84, -1.05, 0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.84, 1.29, 144.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.609, 60.006, 64.466)`
Decimal	`13290698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CACCCA, 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 #CACCCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CACCCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	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 #CACCCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caccca; }
.text { color: #caccca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caccca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 204 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caccca, #cacccb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CACCCA?: #CACCCA is a light gray, closest to the named color Iron Fist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CACCCA?: The RGB value is 202, 204, 202: 202 red, 204 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CACCCA?: The complementary color is #CCCACC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CACCCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.