What color is #CADDBD?

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

What is the RGB value of #CADDBD?

The RGB value is 202, 221, 189: 202 red, 221 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CADDBD?

The complementary color is #D0BDDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CADDBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CADDBD color

#CADDBD rgb(202, 221, 189)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 86.7% green and 74.1% blue (202, 221, 189).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 32% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.59:1).

#CADDBD color codes

HEX	`#CADDBD`
RGB	`rgb(202, 221, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 86.7%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 32%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 14%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 14%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.98, -12.08, 13.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.98, 18.18, 131.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.397, 67.943, 58.119)`
Decimal	`13295037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CADDBD, 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 #CADDBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CADDBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.59:1	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 #CADDBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caddbd; }
.text { color: #caddbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caddbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 221 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caddbd, #bdddc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CADDBD?: #CADDBD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CADDBD?: The RGB value is 202, 221, 189: 202 red, 221 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CADDBD?: The complementary color is #D0BDDD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CADDBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.59:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.