What color is #CAE2A2?

#CAE2A2 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAE2A2?

The RGB value is 202, 226, 162: 202 red, 226 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAE2A2?

The complementary color is #BAA2E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAE2A2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAE2A2 color

#CAE2A2 rgb(202, 226, 162)

Shades of green

The hex color #CAE2A2 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 88.6% green and 63.5% blue (202, 226, 162).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 52% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Mermaid Tears (#D9E6A6), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.91:1).

#CAE2A2 color codes

HEX	`#CAE2A2`
RGB	`rgb(202, 226, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 88.6%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 52%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 28%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 28%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.78, -18.74, 28.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.78, 34.31, 123.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.074, 69.558, 44.542)`
Decimal	`13296290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAE2A2, 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 #CAE2A2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAE2A2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.91:1	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 #CAE2A2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cae2a2; }
.text { color: #cae2a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cae2a2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 226 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cae2a2, #aae2a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CAE2A2?: #CAE2A2 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Mermaid Tears. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAE2A2?: The RGB value is 202, 226, 162: 202 red, 226 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAE2A2?: The complementary color is #BAA2E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAE2A2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.91:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.