What color is #CAE3DE?

#CAE3DE is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAE3DE?

The RGB value is 202, 227, 222: 202 red, 227 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAE3DE?

The complementary color is #E3CACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAE3DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAE3DE color

#CAE3DE rgb(202, 227, 222)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CAE3DE is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 89% green and 87.1% blue (202, 227, 222).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 31% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ice Dagger (#CEE5DF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.55:1).

#CAE3DE color codes

HEX	`#CAE3DE`
RGB	`rgb(202, 227, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 89%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 31%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 11%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 2%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.34, -9.19, -0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.34, 9.2, 182.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.008, 72.767, 79.714)`
Decimal	`13296606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAE3DE, 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 #CAE3DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAE3DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.55:1	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 #CAE3DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cae3de; }
.text { color: #cae3de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cae3de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 227 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cae3de, #cadbe3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CAE3DE?: #CAE3DE is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAE3DE?: The RGB value is 202, 227, 222: 202 red, 227 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAE3DE?: The complementary color is #E3CACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAE3DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.