What color is #CAE5CD?

#CAE5CD is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Delta Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAE5CD?

The RGB value is 202, 229, 205: 202 red, 229 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAE5CD?

The complementary color is #E5CAE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAE5CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAE5CD color

#CAE5CD rgb(202, 229, 205)

Shades of green

The hex color #CAE5CD is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 89.8% green and 80.4% blue (202, 229, 205).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 34% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Delta Mint (#C5E6CF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.6:1).

#CAE5CD color codes

HEX	`#CAE5CD`
RGB	`rgb(202, 229, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 89.8%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 34%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 12%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 10%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.45, -13.35, 8.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.45, 15.95, 146.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.394, 73.002, 68.497)`
Decimal	`13297101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAE5CD, 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 #CAE5CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAE5CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.6:1	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 #CAE5CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cae5cd; }
.text { color: #cae5cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cae5cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 229 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cae5cd, #cae5db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CAE5CD?: #CAE5CD is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Delta Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAE5CD?: The RGB value is 202, 229, 205: 202 red, 229 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAE5CD?: The complementary color is #E5CAE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAE5CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.6:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.