What color is #CADEDD?

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

What is the RGB value of #CADEDD?

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

What is the complementary color of #CADEDD?

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

Is black or white text better on #CADEDD?

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.

#CADEDD color

#CADEDD rgb(202, 222, 221)

Shades of teal

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

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

Its hue angle is 177°, 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 Mountain Dew (#CFE2E0), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#CADEDD color codes

HEX	`#CADEDD`
RGB	`rgb(202, 222, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 87.1%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 23%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.01, -6.83, -1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.01, 7.06, 194.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.527, 70.019, 78.561)`
Decimal	`13295325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#CADEDD 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 #CADEDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cadedd; }
.text { color: #cadedd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cadedd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 222 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cadedd, #cad5de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #CADEDD?: #CADEDD is a very light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Mountain Dew. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CADEDD?: The RGB value is 202, 222, 221: 202 red, 222 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CADEDD?: The complementary color is #DECACB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CADEDD?: 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.