What color is #CAD4C7?

#CAD4C7 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 #CAD4C7?

The RGB value is 202, 212, 199: 202 red, 212 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAD4C7?

The complementary color is #D1C7D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAD4C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAD4C7 color

#CAD4C7 rgb(202, 212, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAD4C7 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 83.1% green and 78% blue (202, 212, 199).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 13% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.75:1).

#CAD4C7 color codes

HEX	`#CAD4C7`
RGB	`rgb(202, 212, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 83.1%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 13%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 6%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 6%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.84, -5.76, 5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.84, 7.8, 137.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.208, 63.767, 63.263)`
Decimal	`13292743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAD4C7, 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 #CAD4C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAD4C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.75:1	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 #CAD4C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cad4c7; }
.text { color: #cad4c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cad4c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 212 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cad4c7, #c7d4cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #CAD4C7?: #CAD4C7 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 #CAD4C7?: The RGB value is 202, 212, 199: 202 red, 212 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAD4C7?: The complementary color is #D1C7D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAD4C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.