What color is #CADEDF?

#CADEDF 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 #CADEDF?

The RGB value is 202, 222, 223: 202 red, 222 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CADEDF?

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

Is black or white text better on #CADEDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CADEDF color

#CADEDF rgb(202, 222, 223)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 87.1% green and 87.5% blue (202, 222, 223).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 25% 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 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.03:1).

#CADEDF color codes

HEX	`#CADEDF`
RGB	`rgb(202, 222, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 87.1%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 25%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.06, -6.44, -2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.06, 7.01, 203.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.795, 70.126, 79.972)`
Decimal	`13295327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CADEDF, 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 #CADEDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CADEDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.03:1	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 #CADEDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cadedf; }
.text { color: #cadedf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cadedf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 222 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cadedf, #cad3df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CADEDF?: #CADEDF 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 #CADEDF?: The RGB value is 202, 222, 223: 202 red, 222 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CADEDF?: The complementary color is #DFCBCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CADEDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.