What color is #CAD2B8?

#CAD2B8 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAD2B8?

The RGB value is 202, 210, 184: 202 red, 210 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAD2B8?

The complementary color is #C0B8D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAD2B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAD2B8 color

#CAD2B8 rgb(202, 210, 184)

Shades of green

The hex color #CAD2B8 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 82.4% green and 72.2% blue (202, 210, 184).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 22% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

#CAD2B8 color codes

HEX	`#CAD2B8`
RGB	`rgb(202, 210, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 82.4%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 22%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 12%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 12%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.97, -7.3, 11.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.97, 14.02, 121.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.054, 62.11, 54.374)`
Decimal	`13292216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAD2B8, 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 #CAD2B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAD2B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	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 #CAD2B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cad2b8; }
.text { color: #cad2b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cad2b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 210 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cad2b8, #bdd2b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CAD2B8?: #CAD2B8 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAD2B8?: The RGB value is 202, 210, 184: 202 red, 210 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAD2B8?: The complementary color is #C0B8D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAD2B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.