Recognised as Colour
#CAA5AF
- #CAA5AF
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#CAA5AF is a red with RGB values 202, 165, 175 and HSL 344°, 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
#CAA5AF#CAA5AF
HEX#CAA5AF
RGBrgb(202, 165, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6471, 0.6863
RGB percentages79.2%, 64.7%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(343.8, 25.9%, 72%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.8, 18.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 18.3%, 13.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,280,687
CSS custom property--colour: #CAA5AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42562WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness178 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.51:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#355A50
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 text9.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A5CAC0
Analogous#CAA5C2, #CAADA5
Triadic#AFCAA5, #A5AFCA
Split complementary#A5CAAE, #A5C2CA
Tetradic#C1CAA5, #A5CAC0, #ADA5CA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G165
B175
Red202 (79.2%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue343.78°
Saturation (HSL)25.87%
Lightness71.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G A5 · B AF
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