What color is #CADFCF?

#CADFCF is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CADFCF?

The RGB value is 202, 223, 207: 202 red, 223 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CADFCF?

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

Is black or white text better on #CADFCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CADFCF color

#CADFCF rgb(202, 223, 207)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 87.5% green and 81.2% blue (202, 223, 207).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 25% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Civilization (#CADECE), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.97:1).

#CADFCF color codes

HEX	`#CADFCF`
RGB	`rgb(202, 223, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 87.5%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 25%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 9%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 7%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.92, -9.96, 5.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.92, 11.36, 151.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.005, 69.836, 69.232)`
Decimal	`13295567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CADFCF, 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 #CADFCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CADFCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.97:1	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 #CADFCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cadfcf; }
.text { color: #cadfcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cadfcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 223 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cadfcf, #cadfda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CADFCF?: #CADFCF is a very light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CADFCF?: The RGB value is 202, 223, 207: 202 red, 223 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CADFCF?: The complementary color is #DFCADA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CADFCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.