What color is #CAD9D4?

#CAD9D4 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAD9D4?

The RGB value is 202, 217, 212: 202 red, 217 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAD9D4?

The complementary color is #D9CACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAD9D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAD9D4 color

#CAD9D4 rgb(202, 217, 212)

Shades of green

The hex color #CAD9D4 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 85.1% green and 83.1% blue (202, 217, 212).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 16% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mountain Dew (#CFE2E0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.39:1).

#CAD9D4 color codes

HEX	`#CAD9D4`
RGB	`rgb(202, 217, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 85.1%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 16%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.47, -5.97, 0.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.47, 6.01, 173.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.051, 66.935, 71.978)`
Decimal	`13294036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAD9D4, 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 #CAD9D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAD9D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.39:1	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 #CAD9D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cad9d4; }
.text { color: #cad9d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cad9d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 217 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cad9d4, #cad7d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #CAD9D4?: #CAD9D4 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAD9D4?: The RGB value is 202, 217, 212: 202 red, 217 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAD9D4?: The complementary color is #D9CACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAD9D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.