#ca9d8d Color Information

#ca9d8d Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ca9d8d, and its official name is Artifact. In RGB, it consists of 79.2% Red, 61.6% Green, and 55.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 22.3% Magenta, 30.2% Yellow, and 20.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 15.7°, with saturation of 36.5% and lightness of 67.3%. The decimal value for #ca9d8d is 13278605, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ca9d8d is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#ca9d8d Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorArtifact Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color202, 157, 141 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color79.2%, 61.6%, 55.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.208, 0.384, 0.447 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.223, 0.302, 0.208 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color15.7°, 36.5%, 67.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color15.7°, 30.2%, 79.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color41.222, 38.594, 30.476 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color202, 163, 141 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13278605 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color68.456, 14.437, 14.787 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)68.456, 20.666, 45.685 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color68.456, 30.158, 17.629 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color62.124, 9.726, 14.401 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.374, 0.350, 38.594 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291468685 / 0xffca9d8d Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc9999 Copy
Last Updated: December 1, 2024

Shades of #ca9d8d

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ca9d8d, its pure hue is 15.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 36.5%, and its lightness is 67.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ca9d8d, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #191412 to #b1897b.

Tints of #ca9d8d

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ca9d8d, its pure hue is 15.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 36.5%, and its lightness is 67.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ca9d8d, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #d1a99b to #f8f3f1.

Tones of #ca9d8d

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ca9d8d, its pure hue is 15.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 36.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ca9d8d, which range from #acacac (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff8458 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ca9d8d

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ca9d8d! For #ca9d8d, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ca9d8d. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ca9d8d

This color, #ca9d8d, consists of 79.2% Red, 61.6% Green, and 55.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 202, Green = 157, Blue = 141. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ca9d8d is 0% Cyan, 22.3% Magenta, 30.2% Yellow, and 20.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R79.2%
C0.0%
G61.6%
M22.3%
B55.3%
Y30.2%
K20.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 202 157 141
Octal 312 235 215
Hexa #ca #9d #8d
Binary 11001010 10011101 10001101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 22 30 20
Octal 0 26 36 24
Hexa #00 #16 #1e #14
Binary 00000000 00010110 00011110 00010100

Analogous Colors of #ca9d8d

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ca9d8d — which has hue 15.7° — its analogous colors are located at 15.7° and 345.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca9d8d.

Triadic Colors of #ca9d8d

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ca9d8d — which has hue 15.7° — its triadic colors are located at 15.7° and 255.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca9d8d.

Complementary Color of #ca9d8d

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ca9d8d — which has hue 15.7° — its complementary color is located at 195.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca9d8d.

Split Complementary Colors of #ca9d8d

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ca9d8d — which has hue 15.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 15.7° and 225.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca9d8d.

Tetradic Colors of #ca9d8d

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ca9d8d — which has hue 15.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 285.7°, 15.7°, 105.7°, and 195.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ca9d8d.

Monochromatic Colors of #ca9d8d

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ca9d8d, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #99776b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #eccabe (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ca9d8d

We want to make getting started with #ca9d8d on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ca9d8d into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ca9d8d can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ca9d8d with other HTML elements.

#ca9d8d Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ca9d8d.
<span style="color: #ca9d8d;">The color of this text is #ca9d8d.</span>

#ca9d8d Background Color

The background color for this text is #ca9d8d.
<div style="background-color: #ca9d8d; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ca9d8d.</div>

#ca9d8d Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ca9d8d.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ca9d8d;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ca9d8d.</span>

#ca9d8d Border Color

This is a div with border color #ca9d8d.
<div style="border: #ca9d8d 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ca9d8d.</div>

#ca9d8d Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ca9d8d on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ca9d8d; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ca9d8d on a white background.</div></div>

#ca9d8d Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ca9d8d on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ca9d8d; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ca9d8d on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ca9d8d to White

This is a gradient from #ca9d8d to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ca9d8d,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ca9d8d,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ca9d8d,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ca9d8d,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ca9d8d to white.</div>

Gradient from #ca9d8d to Black

This is a gradient from #ca9d8d to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ca9d8d,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ca9d8d,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ca9d8d,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ca9d8d,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ca9d8d to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ca9d8d

In addition to using #ca9d8d on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ca9d8d in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ca9d8d, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 202, Green = 157, Blue = 141). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ca9d8d in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ca9d8d
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(202, 157, 141)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ca9d8d; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ca9d8d; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ca9d8d; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(202, 157, 141);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ca9d8d")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:202, green:157, blue:141, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:202 green:157 blue:141 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(202f, 157f, 141f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(202, 157, 141);
 

#ca9d8d Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ca9d8d the same way. For those with color blindness, #ca9d8d might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ca9d8d looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ca9d8d is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ca9d8d looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ca9d8d will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ca9d8d is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.4:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text