What color is #CACADA?

#CACADA is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CACADA?

The RGB value is 202, 202, 218: 202 red, 202 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CACADA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CACADA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CACADA color

#CACADA rgb(202, 202, 218)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 79.2% green and 85.5% blue (202, 202, 218).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 18% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Fury (#C7CCD8), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.97:1).

#CACADA color codes

HEX	`#CACADA`
RGB	`rgb(202, 202, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 79.2%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 18%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 7%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.76, 3.03, -7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.76, 8.48, 290.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.13, 59.859, 74.808)`
Decimal	`13290202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CACADA, 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 #CACADA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CACADA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.97:1	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 #CACADA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cacada; }
.text { color: #cacada; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cacada; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 202 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cacada, #d2cada); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CACADA?: #CACADA is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CACADA?: The RGB value is 202, 202, 218: 202 red, 202 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CACADA?: The complementary color is #DADACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CACADA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.