What color is #CADDE6?

#CADDE6 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Breath of Fresh Air. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CADDE6?

The RGB value is 202, 221, 230: 202 red, 221 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CADDE6?

The complementary color is #E6D3CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CADDE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CADDE6 color

#CADDE6 rgb(202, 221, 230)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CADDE6 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 86.7% green and 90.2% blue (202, 221, 230).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 36% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Breath of Fresh Air (#C7DBE4), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15:1).

#CADDE6 color codes

HEX	`#CADDE6`
RGB	`rgb(202, 221, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 86.7%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 36%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 12%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 4%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.99, -4.54, -6.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.99, 7.98, 235.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.493, 69.982, 84.958)`
Decimal	`13295078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CADDE6, 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 #CADDE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CADDE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15:1	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 #CADDE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cadde6; }
.text { color: #cadde6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cadde6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 221 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cadde6, #cacfe6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CADDE6?: #CADDE6 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Breath of Fresh Air. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CADDE6?: The RGB value is 202, 221, 230: 202 red, 221 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CADDE6?: The complementary color is #E6D3CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CADDE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.