What color is #CAD0BB?

#CAD0BB 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 #CAD0BB?

The RGB value is 202, 208, 187: 202 red, 208 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAD0BB?

The complementary color is #C1BBD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAD0BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAD0BB color

#CAD0BB rgb(202, 208, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAD0BB is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 81.6% green and 73.3% blue (202, 208, 187).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 18% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Medlar (#D5D7BF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.25:1).

#CAD0BB color codes

HEX	`#CAD0BB`
RGB	`rgb(202, 208, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 81.6%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 18%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 10%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.52, -5.77, 9.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.52, 11.31, 120.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.881, 61.256, 55.884)`
Decimal	`13291707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAD0BB, 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 #CAD0BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAD0BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.25:1	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 #CAD0BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cad0bb; }
.text { color: #cad0bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cad0bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 208 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cad0bb, #bfd0bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CAD0BB?: #CAD0BB 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 #CAD0BB?: The RGB value is 202, 208, 187: 202 red, 208 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAD0BB?: The complementary color is #C1BBD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAD0BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.25:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.