What color is #CAD3B7?

#CAD3B7 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 #CAD3B7?

The RGB value is 202, 211, 183: 202 red, 211 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAD3B7?

The complementary color is #C0B7D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAD3B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAD3B7 color

#CAD3B7 rgb(202, 211, 183)

Shades of green

The hex color #CAD3B7 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 82.7% green and 71.8% blue (202, 211, 183).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 24% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.51:1).

#CAD3B7 color codes

HEX	`#CAD3B7`
RGB	`rgb(202, 211, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 82.7%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 24%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 13%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 13%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.21, -7.98, 12.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.21, 15.12, 121.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.197, 62.564, 53.906)`
Decimal	`13292471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAD3B7, 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 #CAD3B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAD3B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.51:1	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 #CAD3B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cad3b7; }
.text { color: #cad3b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cad3b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 211 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cad3b7, #bcd3b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CAD3B7?: #CAD3B7 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 #CAD3B7?: The RGB value is 202, 211, 183: 202 red, 211 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAD3B7?: The complementary color is #C0B7D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAD3B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.