What color is #CACACD?

#CACACD is a light gray, closest to the named color Nimbus Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CACACD?

The RGB value is 202, 202, 205: 202 red, 202 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CACACD?

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

Is black or white text better on #CACACD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CACACD color

#CACACD rgb(202, 202, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CACACD is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 79.2% green and 80.4% blue (202, 202, 205).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 3% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Nimbus Cloud (#C8C8CC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.84:1).

#CACACD color codes

HEX	`#CACACD`
RGB	`rgb(202, 202, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 79.2%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 3%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 1%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.4, 0.55, -1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.4, 1.59, 290.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.495, 59.205, 66.197)`
Decimal	`13290189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CACACD, 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 #CACACD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CACACD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.84:1	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 #CACACD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cacacd; }
.text { color: #cacacd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cacacd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 202 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cacacd, #cccacd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CACACD?: #CACACD is a light gray, closest to the named color Nimbus Cloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CACACD?: The RGB value is 202, 202, 205: 202 red, 202 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CACACD?: The complementary color is #CDCDCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CACACD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.