What color is #CACFDC?

#CACFDC 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 #CACFDC?

The RGB value is 202, 207, 220: 202 red, 207 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CACFDC?

The complementary color is #DCD7CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CACFDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CACFDC color

#CACFDC rgb(202, 207, 220)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 81.2% green and 86.3% blue (202, 207, 220).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 20% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Fury (#C7CCD8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.47:1).

#CACFDC color codes

HEX	`#CACFDC`
RGB	`rgb(202, 207, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 81.2%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 20%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 8%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 6%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.1, 0.78, -7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.1, 7.05, 276.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.586, 62.349, 76.592)`
Decimal	`13291484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CACFDC, 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 #CACFDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CACFDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.47:1	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 #CACFDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cacfdc; }
.text { color: #cacfdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cacfdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 207 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cacfdc, #cecadc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CACFDC?: #CACFDC 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 #CACFDC?: The RGB value is 202, 207, 220: 202 red, 207 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CACFDC?: The complementary color is #DCD7CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CACFDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.