Recognised as Colour
#CAAEAE
- #CAAEAE
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#CAAEAE is a red with RGB values 202, 174, 174 and HSL 0°, 21%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#CAAEAE#CAAEAE
HEX#CAAEAE
RGBrgb(202, 174, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.6824, 0.6824
RGB percentages79.2%, 68.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(0, 20.9%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 13.9%, 79.2%)
CMYK0%, 13.9%, 13.9%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,282,990
CSS custom property--colour: #CAAEAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.18:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#355151
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AECACA
Analogous#CAAEBC, #CABCAE
Triadic#AECAAE, #AEAECA
Split complementary#AECABC, #AEBCCA
Tetradic#BCCAAE, #AECACA, #BCAECA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R202
G174
B174
Red202 (79.2%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)20.9%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CA · G AE · B AE
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