What color is #CADFAA?

#CADFAA is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Frozen Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CADFAA?

The RGB value is 202, 223, 170: 202 red, 223 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CADFAA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CADFAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CADFAA color

#CADFAA rgb(202, 223, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #CADFAA is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 87.5% green and 66.7% blue (202, 223, 170).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 45% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Forest (#CFE8B6), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.65:1).

#CADFAA color codes

HEX	`#CADFAA`
RGB	`rgb(202, 223, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 87.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 45%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 24%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 24%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.12, -16.09, 23.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.12, 28.66, 124.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58, 68.234, 48.137)`
Decimal	`13295530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CADFAA, 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 #CADFAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CADFAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.65:1	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 #CADFAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cadfaa; }
.text { color: #cadfaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cadfaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 223 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cadfaa, #afdfaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CADFAA?: #CADFAA is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Frozen Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CADFAA?: The RGB value is 202, 223, 170: 202 red, 223 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CADFAA?: The complementary color is #BFAADF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CADFAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.