What color is #CADDDE?

#CADDDE is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CADDDE?

The RGB value is 202, 221, 222: 202 red, 221 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CADDDE?

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

Is black or white text better on #CADDDE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CADDDE color

#CADDDE rgb(202, 221, 222)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CADDDE is a very light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 86.7% green and 87.1% blue (202, 221, 222).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 23% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Shark (#CADCDE), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.91:1).

#CADDDE color codes

HEX	`#CADDDE`
RGB	`rgb(202, 221, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 86.7%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 23%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.77, -6.12, -2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.77, 6.67, 203.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.395, 69.542, 79.176)`
Decimal	`13295070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CADDDE, 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 #CADDDE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CADDDE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.91:1	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 #CADDDE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caddde; }
.text { color: #caddde; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caddde; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 221 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caddde, #cad3de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CADDDE?: #CADDDE is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Shark. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CADDDE?: The RGB value is 202, 221, 222: 202 red, 221 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CADDDE?: The complementary color is #DECBCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CADDDE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.