What color is #CAE0E7?

#CAE0E7 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Getting Wet. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAE0E7?

The RGB value is 202, 224, 231: 202 red, 224 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAE0E7?

The complementary color is #E7D1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAE0E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAE0E7 color

#CAE0E7 rgb(202, 224, 231)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CAE0E7 is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 87.8% green and 90.6% blue (202, 224, 231).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 38% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Getting Wet (#C3DAE3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.33:1).

#CAE0E7 color codes

HEX	`#CAE0E7`
RGB	`rgb(202, 224, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 87.8%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 38%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 13%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 3%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.79, -5.89, -5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.79, 8.34, 225.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.433, 71.636, 85.966)`
Decimal	`13295847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAE0E7, 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 #CAE0E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAE0E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.33:1	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 #CAE0E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cae0e7; }
.text { color: #cae0e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cae0e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 224 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cae0e7, #cad2e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CAE0E7?: #CAE0E7 is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Getting Wet. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAE0E7?: The RGB value is 202, 224, 231: 202 red, 224 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAE0E7?: The complementary color is #E7D1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAE0E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.