Recognised as Colour
#CAA5AD
- #CAA5AD
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#CAA5AD is a red with RGB values 202, 165, 173 and HSL 347°, 26%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#CAA5AD#CAA5AD
HEX#CAA5AD
RGBrgb(202, 165, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6471, 0.6784
RGB percentages79.2%, 64.7%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(347, 25.9%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347, 18.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 18.3%, 14.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,280,685
CSS custom property--colour: #CAA5AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#355A52
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A5CAC2
Analogous#CAA5BF, #CAAFA5
Triadic#ADCAA5, #A5ADCA
Split complementary#A5CAAF, #A5BFCA
Tetradic#BFCAA5, #A5CAC2, #B0A5CA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G165
B173
Red202 (79.2%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue347.03°
Saturation (HSL)25.87%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G A5 · B AD
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