What color is #CADDDA?

#CADDDA is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CADDDA?

The RGB value is 202, 221, 218: 202 red, 221 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CADDDA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CADDDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CADDDA color

#CADDDA rgb(202, 221, 218)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 86.7% green and 85.5% blue (202, 221, 218).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 22% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Mountain Dew (#CFE2E0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.87:1).

#CADDDA color codes

HEX	`#CADDDA`
RGB	`rgb(202, 221, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 86.7%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 22%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 1%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.67, -6.89, -0.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.67, 6.93, 185.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.866, 69.331, 76.386)`
Decimal	`13295066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CADDDA, 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 #CADDDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CADDDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.87:1	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 #CADDDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caddda; }
.text { color: #caddda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caddda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 221 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caddda, #cad6dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CADDDA?: #CADDDA is a very light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CADDDA?: The RGB value is 202, 221, 218: 202 red, 221 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CADDDA?: The complementary color is #DDCACD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CADDDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.