Skip to content

#CA96AE Color

#CA96AE is rgb(202, 150, 174) in RGB, hsl(332, 33%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 14%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Lavender (#B48395), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA96AE
HEX#CA96AE
RGBrgb(202, 150, 174)
HSLhsl(332, 33%, 69%)
HSVhsv(332, 26%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 14%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(73% 0.07 349.6)
LABlab(67.70% 22.85 -4.53)
LCHlch(67.70% 23.29 348.80)

What #CA96AE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CA96AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#CA96AE Channel Values

How #CA96AE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 202 · G 150 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 332° · S 33% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 332° · S 26% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 14% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.47:1 vs white · 8.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA96AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA96AE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA96AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA96AE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CA96AE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA96AE.

How #CA96AE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CA96AE
Protanopia#A0A0AE
Protanomaly#B39CAE
Deuteranopia#AAAAAD
Deuteranomaly#B7A2AD
Tritanopia#C89999
Tritanomaly#C998A2
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA96AE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ca96ae: #CA96AE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA96AE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca96ae': '#CA96AE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.588, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_ca96ae">#CA96AE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA96AE"

More Pink Colors

#CA96AE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CA96AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA96AE?

#CA96AE is a light pink — rgb(202, 150, 174) in RGB and hsl(332, 33%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Lavender (#B48395), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.17.

What is the RGB value of #CA96AE?

#CA96AE is rgb(202, 150, 174) — red 202, green 150, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA96AE?

#CA96AE converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 14%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA96AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA96AE scores 2.47:1 against white and 8.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA96AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA96AE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.24, which is visibly different.

Open #CA96AE in a Tool

Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.