#CAA8AE#CAA8AE
#CAA8AE is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.041 H 6.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAA8AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 168, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 24%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 17%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.8%, 13.9%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.97, 13.37, 1.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.97, 13.46, 6.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.35% 0.0403 0.0043) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.35% 0.041 6.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.9995, 43.6192, 46.0324) |
| Luminance | 0.4362 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 4.29
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 4.54
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 7.19
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 7.51
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 7.80
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 7.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAA8AE #A8CAC4
analogous
#CAA8BF #CAA8AE #CAB3A8
triadic
#CAA8AE #AECAA8 #A8AECA
tetradic
#CAA8AE #BFCAA8 #A8CAC4 #B3A8CA
square
#CAA8AE #BFCAA8 #A8CAC4 #B3A8CA
split-complementary
#CAA8AE #A8CAB3 #A8BFCA
monochromatic
#9A5E68 #B3828B #CAA8AE #E1CED1 #F3ECED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#CAA8AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.72
#CAA8AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAA8AE
9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAA8AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAA8AE | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.72 | 9.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADADAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4B3AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D1A6AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caa8ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 168, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.041 6.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac2c6',
500: '#caa8ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caa8ae; $custom-light: #dac2c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caa8ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 168,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.412,
"s": 24.286,
"l": 72.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76348,
"c": 0.04052,
"h": 6.1
},
"luminance": 0.43618
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAA8AE
secondary
#E1EAE8
accent
#A39243
background
#FDFBFC
surface
#FAF7F8
border
#D3D0D1
text
#151213
muted
#838182