What color is #CADEC9?

#CADEC9 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CADEC9?

The RGB value is 202, 222, 201: 202 red, 222 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CADEC9?

The complementary color is #DDC9DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CADEC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CADEC9 color

#CADEC9 rgb(202, 222, 201)

Shades of green

The hex color #CADEC9 is a very light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 87.1% green and 78.8% blue (202, 222, 201).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 24% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.8:1).

#CADEC9 color codes

HEX	`#CADEC9`
RGB	`rgb(202, 222, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 87.1%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 24%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 9%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.51, -10.53, 8.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.51, 13.25, 142.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.019, 69.016, 65.354)`
Decimal	`13295305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CADEC9, 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 #CADEC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CADEC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.8:1	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 #CADEC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cadec9; }
.text { color: #cadec9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cadec9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 222 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cadec9, #c9ded3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CADEC9?: #CADEC9 is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CADEC9?: The RGB value is 202, 222, 201: 202 red, 222 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CADEC9?: The complementary color is #DDC9DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CADEC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.8:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.