What color is #CAD5CD?

#CAD5CD 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 #CAD5CD?

The RGB value is 202, 213, 205: 202 red, 213 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAD5CD?

The complementary color is #D5CAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAD5CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAD5CD color

#CAD5CD rgb(202, 213, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAD5CD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 83.5% green and 80.4% blue (202, 213, 205).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 12% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Murmur (#C7CFC7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.91:1).

#CAD5CD color codes

HEX	`#CAD5CD`
RGB	`rgb(202, 213, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 83.5%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 12%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 5%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 4%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.25, -5.2, 2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.25, 5.84, 152.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.169, 64.552, 67.088)`
Decimal	`13293005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAD5CD, 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 #CAD5CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAD5CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.91:1	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 #CAD5CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cad5cd; }
.text { color: #cad5cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cad5cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 213 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cad5cd, #cad5d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #CAD5CD?: #CAD5CD 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 #CAD5CD?: The RGB value is 202, 213, 205: 202 red, 213 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAD5CD?: The complementary color is #D5CAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAD5CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.