What color is #CADAC9?

#CADAC9 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Flip a Coin. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CADAC9?

The RGB value is 202, 218, 201: 202 red, 218 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CADAC9?

The complementary color is #D9C9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CADAC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CADAC9 color

#CADAC9 rgb(202, 218, 201)

Shades of green

The hex color #CADAC9 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 85.5% green and 78.8% blue (202, 218, 201).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 19% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Flip a Coin (#CCDDCC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.38:1).

#CADAC9 color codes

HEX	`#CADAC9`
RGB	`rgb(202, 218, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 85.5%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 19%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 8%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 8%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.46, -8.49, 6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.46, 10.71, 142.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.969, 66.916, 65.004)`
Decimal	`13294281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CADAC9, 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 #CADAC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CADAC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.38:1	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 #CADAC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cadac9; }
.text { color: #cadac9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cadac9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 218 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cadac9, #c9dad1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #CADAC9?: #CADAC9 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Flip a Coin. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CADAC9?: The RGB value is 202, 218, 201: 202 red, 218 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CADAC9?: The complementary color is #D9C9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CADAC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.