What color is #CAD2BE?

#CAD2BE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAD2BE?

The RGB value is 202, 210, 190: 202 red, 210 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAD2BE?

The complementary color is #C6BED2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAD2BE?

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.

#CAD2BE color

#CAD2BE rgb(202, 210, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAD2BE is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 82.4% green and 74.5% blue (202, 210, 190).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 18% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#CAD2BE color codes

HEX	`#CAD2BE`
RGB	`rgb(202, 210, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 82.4%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 18%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 10%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.11, -6.29, 8.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.11, 10.96, 125.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.697, 62.367, 57.756)`
Decimal	`13292222`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAD2BE, 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 #CAD2BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAD2BE 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 #CAD2BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cad2be; }
.text { color: #cad2be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cad2be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 210 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cad2be, #c0d2be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CAD2BE?: #CAD2BE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Garden. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAD2BE?: The RGB value is 202, 210, 190: 202 red, 210 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAD2BE?: The complementary color is #C6BED2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAD2BE?: 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.