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#CA8AAE closest to Moonlight Mauve

#CA8AAE is a light, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Moonlight Mauve. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 54.1% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(202, 138, 174)). Its HSL value is 326° hue, 38% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black. #CA8AAE is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.76:1.

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Variations of #CA8AAE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CA8AAE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CA8AAE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CA8AAE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9DA1AC
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8E97AF
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A195AE
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9DA1AC
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AC9AAD
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D28A96
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CE8AA4
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9D9D9D
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AA99A2

#CA8AAE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.71:1 Very poor#CA8AAE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.76:1 Very good#CA8AAE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CA8AAE in CSS

/* Moonlight Mauve */
.color { color: #CA8AAE; }
.background { background-color: #CA8AAE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CA8AAE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(202 138 174);
color: hsl(326 38% 67%);
color: oklch(0.708 0.091 344.9);

#CA8AAE FAQ

What color is #CA8AAE?

#CA8AAE is a light, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CA8AAE?

#CA8AAE is rgb(202, 138, 174) in RGB, hsl(326, 38%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 32%, 14%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CA8AAE?

The complementary color of #CA8AAE is #8ACAA6, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CA8AAE?

Black text has the best contrast on #CA8AAE: 7.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CA8AAE a warm or cool color?

#CA8AAE is a warm color.