What color is #CADBCA?

#CADBCA 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 #CADBCA?

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

What is the complementary color of #CADBCA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CADBCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.5:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CADBCA color

#CADBCA rgb(202, 219, 202)

Shades of green

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

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 19% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Flip a Coin (#CCDDCC), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.5:1).

#CADBCA color codes

HEX	`#CADBCA`
RGB	`rgb(202, 219, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 85.9%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 19%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 8%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 8%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.75, -8.82, 6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.75, 10.91, 143.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.347, 67.483, 65.712)`
Decimal	`13294538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CADBCA, 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 #CADBCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CADBCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.5:1	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 #CADBCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cadbca; }
.text { color: #cadbca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cadbca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 219 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cadbca, #cadbd3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #CADBCA?: #CADBCA 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 #CADBCA?: The RGB value is 202, 219, 202: 202 red, 219 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CADBCA?: The complementary color is #DBCADB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CADBCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.5:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.