What color is #CACDDA?

#CACDDA 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 #CACDDA?

The RGB value is 202, 205, 218: 202 red, 205 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CACDDA?

The complementary color is #DAD7CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CACDDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CACDDA color

#CACDDA rgb(202, 205, 218)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 80.4% green and 85.5% blue (202, 205, 218).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 18% 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 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.26:1).

#CACDDA color codes

HEX	`#CACDDA`
RGB	`rgb(202, 205, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 80.4%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 18%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 6%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.53, 1.44, -6.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.53, 6.94, 282)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.841, 61.281, 75.045)`
Decimal	`13290970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CACDDA, 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 #CACDDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CACDDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.26:1	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 #CACDDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cacdda; }
.text { color: #cacdda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cacdda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 205 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cacdda, #cfcada); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CACDDA?: #CACDDA 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 #CACDDA?: The RGB value is 202, 205, 218: 202 red, 205 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CACDDA?: The complementary color is #DAD7CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CACDDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.