#CAB9C9

Accessibility

AAA

11.29:1

Vs white / black

1.86:1 · 11.29:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#cab9c9

RGB

rgb(202, 185, 201)

RGBA

rgba(202, 185, 201, 1)

HSL

hsl(304, 14%, 76%)

HSLA

hsla(304, 14%, 76%, 1)

HSV

hsv(304, 8%, 79%)

LAB

lab(76.96% 8.88 -5.87)

LCH

lch(76.96% 10.64 326.53)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8048 0.0246 -0.0156)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8048 0.0291 327.62)

XYZ

xyz(52.25, 51.47, 62.43)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8%, 0%, 21%)

CSS

color: #cab9c9;

CSS variable

--color-cab9c9: #cab9c9;

SCSS

$color-cab9c9: #cab9c9;

JavaScript

const color = "#cab9c9";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#cab9c9";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#cab9c9" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#cab9c9", "rgb": { "r": 202, "g": 185, "b": 201 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8048 0.0291 327.62)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#cab9c9-1: #cab9c9;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

pink-200

Very different · ΔE 10.61 · #FBCFE8

Nearest CSS named color

Thistle

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.53 · #D8BFD8

Nearest Material color

deep-purple-100

Very different · ΔE 7.73 · #D1C4E9

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 17.41 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fdf1fc 100f0e3ef 200ddcfdc 300c7b8c6 400ac9bab 50090808f 600796b78 700615560 8004a4049 900352c34 95020171f

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fbf9fb f6f3f6 f2eef2 ede8ed e9e2e9 e5dce4 e0d6e0 dcd0db d7cbd7 d3c5d2 cebfce cab9c9 b9aab8 a89aa8 988b97 877b86 766c75 655d65 544d54 433e43 332e32 221f21 110f11

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fbf9fb f6f3f6 f2eef2 ede8ed e9e2e9 e5dce4 e0d6e0 dcd0db d7cbd7 d3c5d2 cebfce

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

b9aab8 a89aa8 988b97 877b86 766c75 655d65 544d54 433e43 332e32 221f21 110f11

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

c4b4c3 beb0bd b8abb7 b1a6b1 aba1ab a59da5 9f989e 999398 938e92 8c8a8c 868586

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#CAB9C9Stop 1 #B9CABAStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#C3B9CAStop 1 #CAB9C9Stop 2 #CAB9C1Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#CAB9C9Stop 1 #C9CAB9Stop 2 #B9C9CAStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#CAB9C9Stop 1 #C1CAB9Stop 2 #B9CAC3Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#3A2C39Stop 1 #664D64Stop 2 #916E8FStop 3 #B299B1Stop 4 #D3C5D2Stop 5

Using this color

Where #cab9c9 works

#CAB9C9 (#cab9c9) sits in the pink family at about 304° hue, 14% saturation, and 76% lightness. Contrast is 1.86:1 on white and 11.29:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: pink-200 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #cab9c9 as small body text on white — 1.86:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Compassion, playfulness, and romance. Popular in beauty, lifestyle, and youth-focused products. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Pink range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Thistle#D8BFD8 Material Deep Purple 100#D1C4E9 Material Purple 100#E1BEE7 Material Purple 50#F3E5F5 Material Indigo 100#C5CAE9 Material Brown 100#D7CCC8 Tailwind pink 200#FBCFE8 Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Silver#C0C0C0 Tailwind zinc 300#D4D4D8 Tailwind purple 200#E9D5FF