What color is #CAD4CB?

#CAD4CB 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 #CAD4CB?

The RGB value is 202, 212, 203: 202 red, 212 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAD4CB?

The complementary color is #D4CAD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAD4CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAD4CB color

#CAD4CB rgb(202, 212, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAD4CB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 83.1% green and 79.6% blue (202, 212, 203).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 10% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.79:1).

#CAD4CB color codes

HEX	`#CAD4CB`
RGB	`rgb(202, 212, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 83.1%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 10%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 5%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 4%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.94, -5.04, 3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.94, 6.01, 147)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.678, 63.955, 65.742)`
Decimal	`13292747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAD4CB, 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 #CAD4CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAD4CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.79:1	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 #CAD4CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cad4cb; }
.text { color: #cad4cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cad4cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 212 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cad4cb, #cad4d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #CAD4CB?: #CAD4CB 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 #CAD4CB?: The RGB value is 202, 212, 203: 202 red, 212 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAD4CB?: The complementary color is #D4CAD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAD4CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.