What color is #CAD9DA?

#CAD9DA is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAD9DA?

The RGB value is 202, 217, 218: 202 red, 217 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAD9DA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CAD9DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAD9DA color

#CAD9DA rgb(202, 217, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CAD9DA is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 85.1% green and 85.5% blue (202, 217, 218).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 18% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Shark (#CADCDE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.45:1).

#CAD9DA color codes

HEX	`#CAD9DA`
RGB	`rgb(202, 217, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 85.1%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 18%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.63, -4.83, -2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.63, 5.32, 204.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.822, 67.243, 76.038)`
Decimal	`13294042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAD9DA, 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 #CAD9DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAD9DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.45:1	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 #CAD9DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cad9da; }
.text { color: #cad9da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cad9da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 217 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cad9da, #cad1da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Gray.

Questions

What color is #CAD9DA?: #CAD9DA is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAD9DA?: The RGB value is 202, 217, 218: 202 red, 217 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAD9DA?: The complementary color is #DACBCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAD9DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.