What color is #CACFBA?

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

What is the RGB value of #CACFBA?

The RGB value is 202, 207, 186: 202 red, 207 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CACFBA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CACFBA?

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.

#CACFBA color

#CACFBA rgb(202, 207, 186)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 81.2% green and 72.9% blue (202, 207, 186).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 18% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Medlar (#D5D7BF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#CACFBA color codes

HEX	`#CACFBA`
RGB	`rgb(202, 207, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 81.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 18%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.23, -5.42, 9.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.23, 11.24, 118.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.532, 60.727, 55.241)`
Decimal	`13291450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#CACFBA 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 #CACFBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cacfba; }
.text { color: #cacfba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cacfba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 207 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cacfba, #bfcfba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CACFBA?: #CACFBA is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Medlar. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CACFBA?: The RGB value is 202, 207, 186: 202 red, 207 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CACFBA?: The complementary color is #BFBACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CACFBA?: 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.