What color is #CADAD2?

#CADAD2 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CADAD2?

The RGB value is 202, 218, 210: 202 red, 218 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CADAD2?

The complementary color is #DACAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CADAD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CADAD2 color

#CADAD2 rgb(202, 218, 210)

Shades of green

The hex color #CADAD2 is a very light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 85.5% green and 82.4% blue (202, 218, 210).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 18% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.47:1).

#CADAD2 color codes

HEX	`#CADAD2`
RGB	`rgb(202, 218, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 85.5%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 18%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 7%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 4%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.68, -6.85, 2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.68, 7.17, 163.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.059, 67.352, 70.744)`
Decimal	`13294290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CADAD2, 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 #CADAD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CADAD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.47:1	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 #CADAD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cadad2; }
.text { color: #cadad2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cadad2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 218 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cadad2, #cadada); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #CADAD2?: #CADAD2 is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CADAD2?: The RGB value is 202, 218, 210: 202 red, 218 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CADAD2?: The complementary color is #DACAD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CADAD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.