What color is #CAE3D2?

#CAE3D2 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 #CAE3D2?

The RGB value is 202, 227, 210: 202 red, 227 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAE3D2?

The complementary color is #E3CADB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAE3D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAE3D2 color

#CAE3D2 rgb(202, 227, 210)

Shades of green

The hex color #CAE3D2 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 89% green and 82.4% blue (202, 227, 210).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 31% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Civilization (#CADECE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.43:1).

#CAE3D2 color codes

HEX	`#CAE3D2`
RGB	`rgb(202, 227, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 89%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 31%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 7%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.04, -11.44, 5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.04, 12.7, 154.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.457, 72.147, 71.543)`
Decimal	`13296594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAE3D2, 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 #CAE3D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAE3D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.43:1	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 #CAE3D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cae3d2; }
.text { color: #cae3d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cae3d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 227 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cae3d2, #cae3de); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CAE3D2?: #CAE3D2 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 #CAE3D2?: The RGB value is 202, 227, 210: 202 red, 227 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAE3D2?: The complementary color is #E3CADB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAE3D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.