What color is #CACACE?

#CACACE 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 #CACACE?

The RGB value is 202, 202, 206: 202 red, 202 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CACACE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CACACE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CACACE color

#CACACE rgb(202, 202, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CACACE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 79.2% green and 80.8% blue (202, 202, 206).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 4% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Nimbus Cloud (#C8C8CC), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.85:1).

#CACACE color codes

HEX	`#CACACE`
RGB	`rgb(202, 202, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 79.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 4%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 2%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.43, 0.74, -1.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.43, 2.12, 290.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.616, 59.254, 66.835)`
Decimal	`13290190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CACACE, 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 #CACACE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CACACE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.85:1	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 #CACACE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cacace; }
.text { color: #cacace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cacace; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 202 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cacace, #cccace); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CACACE?: #CACACE 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 #CACACE?: The RGB value is 202, 202, 206: 202 red, 202 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CACACE?: The complementary color is #CECECA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CACACE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.