#CAAAA9#CAAAA9
#CAAAA9 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.038 H 20.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAAAA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 170, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 24%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 16%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.8%, 16.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.34, 11.47, 4.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.34, 12.46, 22.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.59% 0.0352 0.0129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.59% 0.038 20.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.8932, 44.1720, 43.6370) |
| Luminance | 0.4417 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 1.73
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 6.41
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 8.07
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 9.25
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 9.39
Faded Pink
#DE9DAC
ΔE00 9.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAAAA9 #A9C9CA
analogous
#CAA9B8 #CAAAA9 #CABAA9
triadic
#CAAAA9 #A9CAAA #AAA9CA
tetradic
#CAAAA9 #B8CAA9 #A9C9CA #BAA9CA
square
#CAAAA9 #B8CAA9 #A9C9CA #BAA9CA
split-complementary
#CAAAA9 #A9CABA #A9B8CA
monochromatic
#9A615F #B38583 #CAAAA9 #E1CFCF #F3ECEC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#CAAAA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.83
#CAAAA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAAAA9
9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAAAA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAAAA9 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.83 | 9.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0AEA9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7B4A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D1A7AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #caaaa9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 170, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.038 20.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dac3c2',
500: '#caaaa9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #caaaa9; $custom-light: #dac3c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#caaaa9",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 170,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.818,
"s": 23.741,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76593,
"c": 0.03753,
"h": 20.1
},
"luminance": 0.44171
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAAAA9
secondary
#E1E9EA
accent
#9FA243
background
#FDFBFB
surface
#FAF7F7
border
#D3D0D0
text
#151212
muted
#838181