Recognised as Colour
#CAA8AD
- #CAA8AD
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#CAA8AD is a red with RGB values 202, 168, 173 and HSL 351°, 24%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#CAA8AD#CAA8AD
HEX#CAA8AD
RGBrgb(202, 168, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6588, 0.6784
RGB percentages79.2%, 65.9%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(351.2, 24.3%, 72.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(351.2, 16.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 16.8%, 14.4%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,281,453
CSS custom property--colour: #CAA8AD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#355752
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8CAC5
Analogous#CAA8BE, #CAB4A8
Triadic#ADCAA8, #A8ADCA
Split complementary#A8CAB4, #A8BECA
Tetradic#BECAA8, #A8CAC5, #B4A8CA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G168
B173
Red202 (79.2%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue351.18°
Saturation (HSL)24.29%
Lightness72.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G A8 · B AD
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