What color is #CAE0CB?

#CAE0CB is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAE0CB?

The RGB value is 202, 224, 203: 202 red, 224 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAE0CB?

The complementary color is #E0CADF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAE0CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAE0CB color

#CAE0CB rgb(202, 224, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #CAE0CB is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 87.8% green and 79.6% blue (202, 224, 203).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 26% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Endive (#CEE1C8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.04:1).

#CAE0CB color codes

HEX	`#CAE0CB`
RGB	`rgb(202, 224, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 87.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 26%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 10%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 9%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.08, -11.19, 7.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.08, 13.64, 145.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.79, 70.179, 66.779)`
Decimal	`13295819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAE0CB, 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 #CAE0CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAE0CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.04:1	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 #CAE0CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cae0cb; }
.text { color: #cae0cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cae0cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 224 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cae0cb, #cae0d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CAE0CB?: #CAE0CB is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Endive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAE0CB?: The RGB value is 202, 224, 203: 202 red, 224 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAE0CB?: The complementary color is #E0CADF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAE0CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.