What color is #CADFE0?

#CADFE0 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Melting Point. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CADFE0?

The RGB value is 202, 223, 224: 202 red, 223 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CADFE0?

The complementary color is #E0CBCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CADFE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CADFE0 color

#CADFE0 rgb(202, 223, 224)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CADFE0 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 87.5% green and 87.8% blue (202, 223, 224).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 26% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Melting Point (#CBE1E4), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.14:1).

#CADFE0 color codes

HEX	`#CADFE0`
RGB	`rgb(202, 223, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 87.5%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 26%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 10%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.35, -6.76, -2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.35, 7.34, 202.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.196, 70.713, 80.773)`
Decimal	`13295584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CADFE0, 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 #CADFE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CADFE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.14:1	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 #CADFE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cadfe0; }
.text { color: #cadfe0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cadfe0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 223 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cadfe0, #cad4e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #CADFE0?: #CADFE0 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Melting Point. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CADFE0?: The RGB value is 202, 223, 224: 202 red, 223 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CADFE0?: The complementary color is #E0CBCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CADFE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.