What color is #CACEC1?

#CACEC1 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CACEC1?

The RGB value is 202, 206, 193: 202 red, 206 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CACEC1?

The complementary color is #C5C1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CACEC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CACEC1 color

#CACEC1 rgb(202, 206, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CACEC1 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 80.8% green and 75.7% blue (202, 206, 193).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 12% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Wishing Well (#D0D1C1), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.11:1).

#CACEC1 color codes

HEX	`#CACEC1`
RGB	`rgb(202, 206, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 80.8%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 12%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 6%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 6%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.14, -3.7, 5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.14, 7.04, 121.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.053, 60.549, 59.176)`
Decimal	`13291201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CACEC1, 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 #CACEC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CACEC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.11:1	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 #CACEC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cacec1; }
.text { color: #cacec1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cacec1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 206 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cacec1, #c3cec1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CACEC1?: #CACEC1 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Wishing Well. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CACEC1?: The RGB value is 202, 206, 193: 202 red, 206 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CACEC1?: The complementary color is #C5C1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CACEC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.