What color is #CADACB?

#CADACB 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 #CADACB?

The RGB value is 202, 218, 203: 202 red, 218 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CADACB?

The complementary color is #DACAD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CADACB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.4:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CADACB color

#CADACB rgb(202, 218, 203)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 85.5% green and 79.6% blue (202, 218, 203).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 18% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Flip a Coin (#CCDDCC), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.4:1).

#CADACB color codes

HEX	`#CADACB`
RGB	`rgb(202, 218, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 85.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 18%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.51, -8.13, 5.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.51, 9.84, 145.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.206, 67.011, 66.251)`
Decimal	`13294283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CADACB, 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 #CADACB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CADACB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.4:1	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 #CADACB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cadacb; }
.text { color: #cadacb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cadacb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 218 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cadacb, #cadad3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #CADACB?: #CADACB 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 #CADACB?: The RGB value is 202, 218, 203: 202 red, 218 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CADACB?: The complementary color is #DACAD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CADACB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.4:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.