What color is #CACFC8?

#CACFC8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CACFC8?

The RGB value is 202, 207, 200: 202 red, 207 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CACFC8?

The complementary color is #CDC8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CACFC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CACFC8 color

#CACFC8 rgb(202, 207, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CACFC8 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 81.2% green and 78.4% blue (202, 207, 200).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 7% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Infusion (#C8D0CA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.27:1).

#CACFC8 color codes

HEX	`#CACFC8`
RGB	`rgb(202, 207, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 81.2%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 7%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 3%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.57, -2.98, 2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.57, 4.14, 136.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.094, 61.352, 63.467)`
Decimal	`13291464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CACFC8, 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 #CACFC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CACFC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.27:1	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 #CACFC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cacfc8; }
.text { color: #cacfc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cacfc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 207 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cacfc8, #c8cfca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CACFC8?: #CACFC8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Infusion. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CACFC8?: The RGB value is 202, 207, 200: 202 red, 207 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CACFC8?: The complementary color is #CDC8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CACFC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.