What color is #CACEDD?

#CACEDD 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 #CACEDD?

The RGB value is 202, 206, 221: 202 red, 206 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CACEDD?

The complementary color is #DDD9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CACEDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CACEDD color

#CACEDD rgb(202, 206, 221)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 80.8% green and 86.7% blue (202, 206, 221).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 22% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% 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 13.38:1).

#CACEDD color codes

HEX	`#CACEDD`
RGB	`rgb(202, 206, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 80.8%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 22%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 7%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.87, 1.5, -7.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.87, 8.02, 280.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.477, 61.919, 77.211)`
Decimal	`13291229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CACEDD, 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 #CACEDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CACEDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.38:1	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 #CACEDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cacedd; }
.text { color: #cacedd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cacedd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 206 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cacedd, #cfcadd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CACEDD?: #CACEDD 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 #CACEDD?: The RGB value is 202, 206, 221: 202 red, 206 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CACEDD?: The complementary color is #DDD9CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CACEDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.38:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.