What color is #CAD1C7?

#CAD1C7 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAD1C7?

The RGB value is 202, 209, 199: 202 red, 209 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAD1C7?

The complementary color is #CEC7D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAD1C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAD1C7 color

#CAD1C7 rgb(202, 209, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAD1C7 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 82% green and 78% blue (202, 209, 199).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 10% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.46:1).

#CAD1C7 color codes

HEX	`#CAD1C7`
RGB	`rgb(202, 209, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 82%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 10%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 5%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.06, -4.2, 4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.06, 5.89, 135.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.465, 62.281, 63.016)`
Decimal	`13291975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAD1C7, 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 #CAD1C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAD1C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	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 #CAD1C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cad1c7; }
.text { color: #cad1c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cad1c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 209 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cad1c7, #c7d1c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #CAD1C7?: #CAD1C7 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Murmur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAD1C7?: The RGB value is 202, 209, 199: 202 red, 209 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAD1C7?: The complementary color is #CEC7D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAD1C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.