What color is #CAE1D1?

#CAE1D1 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAE1D1?

The RGB value is 202, 225, 209: 202 red, 225 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAE1D1?

The complementary color is #E1CADA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAE1D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.2:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAE1D1 color

#CAE1D1 rgb(202, 225, 209)

Shades of green

The hex color #CAE1D1 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 88.2% green and 82% blue (202, 225, 209).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 28% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Civilization (#CADECE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.2:1).

#CAE1D1 color codes

HEX	`#CAE1D1`
RGB	`rgb(202, 225, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 88.2%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 28%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 10%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 7%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.49, -10.61, 5.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.49, 11.84, 153.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.789, 71.01, 70.707)`
Decimal	`13296081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAE1D1, 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 #CAE1D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAE1D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.2:1	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 #CAE1D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cae1d1; }
.text { color: #cae1d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cae1d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 225 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cae1d1, #cae1dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CAE1D1?: #CAE1D1 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Ruins of Civilization. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAE1D1?: The RGB value is 202, 225, 209: 202 red, 225 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAE1D1?: The complementary color is #E1CADA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAE1D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.2:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.