What color is #CACCD9?

#CACCD9 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 #CACCD9?

The RGB value is 202, 204, 217: 202 red, 204 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CACCD9?

The complementary color is #D9D7CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CACCD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CACCD9 color

#CACCD9 rgb(202, 204, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CACCD9 is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 80% green and 85.1% blue (202, 204, 217).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 16% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Fury (#C7CCD8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.15:1).

#CACCD9 color codes

HEX	`#CACCD9`
RGB	`rgb(202, 204, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 80%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 16%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.25, 1.78, -6.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.25, 6.91, 284.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.472, 60.752, 74.278)`
Decimal	`13290713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CACCD9, 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 #CACCD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CACCD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.15:1	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 #CACCD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caccd9; }
.text { color: #caccd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caccd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 204 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caccd9, #cfcad9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CACCD9?: #CACCD9 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 #CACCD9?: The RGB value is 202, 204, 217: 202 red, 204 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CACCD9?: The complementary color is #D9D7CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CACCD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.