What color is #CAC7DC?

#CAC7DC is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAC7DC?

The RGB value is 202, 199, 220: 202 red, 199 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAC7DC?

The complementary color is #D9DCC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAC7DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAC7DC color

#CAC7DC rgb(202, 199, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAC7DC is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 78% green and 86.3% blue (202, 199, 220).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 23% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.71:1).

#CAC7DC color codes

HEX	`#CAC7DC`
RGB	`rgb(202, 199, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 78%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 23%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 10%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.05, 5.02, -10.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.05, 11.23, 296.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.696, 58.57, 75.962)`
Decimal	`13289436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAC7DC, 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 #CAC7DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAC7DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.71:1	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 #CAC7DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cac7dc; }
.text { color: #cac7dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cac7dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 199 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cac7dc, #d4c7dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CAC7DC?: #CAC7DC is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAC7DC?: The RGB value is 202, 199, 220: 202 red, 199 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAC7DC?: The complementary color is #D9DCC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAC7DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.