What color is #CADBC3?

#CADBC3 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CADBC3?

The RGB value is 202, 219, 195: 202 red, 219 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CADBC3?

The complementary color is #D4C3DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CADBC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CADBC3 color

#CADBC3 rgb(202, 219, 195)

Shades of green

The hex color #CADBC3 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 85.9% green and 76.5% blue (202, 219, 195).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 25% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.43:1).

#CADBC3 color codes

HEX	`#CADBC3`
RGB	`rgb(202, 219, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 85.9%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 25%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 11%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 11%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.58, -10.05, 9.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.58, 14.09, 135.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.537, 67.159, 61.446)`
Decimal	`13294531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CADBC3, 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 #CADBC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CADBC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	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 #CADBC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cadbc3; }
.text { color: #cadbc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cadbc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 219 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cadbc3, #c3dbc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oatmeal.

Questions

What color is #CADBC3?: #CADBC3 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CADBC3?: The RGB value is 202, 219, 195: 202 red, 219 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CADBC3?: The complementary color is #D4C3DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CADBC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.