What color is #CACFBF?

#CACFBF 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 #CACFBF?

The RGB value is 202, 207, 191: 202 red, 207 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CACFBF?

The complementary color is #C4BFCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CACFBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CACFBF color

#CACFBF rgb(202, 207, 191)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 81.2% green and 74.9% blue (202, 207, 191).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 14% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% 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 13.19:1).

#CACFBF color codes

HEX	`#CACFBF`
RGB	`rgb(202, 207, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 81.2%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 14%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 8%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 8%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.35, -4.57, 7.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.35, 8.66, 121.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.072, 60.944, 58.089)`
Decimal	`13291455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CACFBF, 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 #CACFBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CACFBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	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 #CACFBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cacfbf; }
.text { color: #cacfbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cacfbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 207 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cacfbf, #c2cfbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CACFBF?: #CACFBF 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 #CACFBF?: The RGB value is 202, 207, 191: 202 red, 207 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CACFBF?: The complementary color is #C4BFCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CACFBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.