What color is #CADCDE?

#CADCDE is a very light, grayish cyan known as Shark. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Shark?

The RGB value is 202, 220, 222: 202 red, 220 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Shark?

The complementary color is #DECCCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CADCDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Shark color: hex code #CADCDE

#CADCDE rgb(202, 220, 222)

Shades of teal

Shark has the hex code #CADCDE. It is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 86.3% green and 87.1% blue (202, 220, 222).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 23% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.8:1).

Shark (#CADCDE) color codes

HEX	`#CADCDE`
RGB	`rgb(202, 220, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 86.3%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 23%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 1%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.51, -5.61, -3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.51, 6.38, 208.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.132, 69.016, 79.088)`
Decimal	`13294814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Shark, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CADCDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CADCDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CADCDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cadcde; }
.text { color: #cadcde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cadcde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 220 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cadcde, #cad2de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

See #CADCDE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CADCDE?: #CADCDE is a very light, grayish cyan known as Shark. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Shark?: The RGB value is 202, 220, 222: 202 red, 220 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Shark?: The complementary color is #DECCCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CADCDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.