What color is #CAD3C0?

#CAD3C0 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 #CAD3C0?

The RGB value is 202, 211, 192: 202 red, 211 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAD3C0?

The complementary color is #C9C0D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAD3C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAD3C0 color

#CAD3C0 rgb(202, 211, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAD3C0 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 82.7% green and 75.3% blue (202, 211, 192).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 18% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Zen Garden (#D1DAC0), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

#CAD3C0 color codes

HEX	`#CAD3C0`
RGB	`rgb(202, 211, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 82.7%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 18%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 9%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.42, -6.47, 8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.42, 10.57, 127.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.164, 62.951, 58.998)`
Decimal	`13292480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAD3C0, 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 #CAD3C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAD3C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	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 #CAD3C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cad3c0; }
.text { color: #cad3c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cad3c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 211 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cad3c0, #c1d3c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CAD3C0?: #CAD3C0 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 #CAD3C0?: The RGB value is 202, 211, 192: 202 red, 211 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAD3C0?: The complementary color is #C9C0D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAD3C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.