What color is #CAD8CA?

#CAD8CA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Flip a Coin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAD8CA?

The RGB value is 202, 216, 202: 202 red, 216 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAD8CA?

The complementary color is #D8CAD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAD8CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAD8CA color

#CAD8CA rgb(202, 216, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAD8CA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 84.7% green and 79.2% blue (202, 216, 202).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 15% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Flip a Coin (#CCDDCC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.19:1).

#CAD8CA color codes

HEX	`#CAD8CA`
RGB	`rgb(202, 216, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 84.7%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 15%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 6%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.96, -7.29, 5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.96, 9, 144.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.572, 65.932, 65.453)`
Decimal	`13293770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAD8CA, 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 #CAD8CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAD8CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.19:1	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 #CAD8CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cad8ca; }
.text { color: #cad8ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cad8ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 216 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cad8ca, #cad8d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #CAD8CA?: #CAD8CA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Flip a Coin. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAD8CA?: The RGB value is 202, 216, 202: 202 red, 216 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAD8CA?: The complementary color is #D8CAD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAD8CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.