What color is #CAE5CE?

#CAE5CE 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 #CAE5CE?

The RGB value is 202, 229, 206: 202 red, 229 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAE5CE?

The complementary color is #E5CAE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAE5CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAE5CE color

#CAE5CE rgb(202, 229, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #CAE5CE is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 89.8% green and 80.8% blue (202, 229, 206).

Its hue angle is 129°, 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 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.61:1).

#CAE5CE color codes

HEX	`#CAE5CE`
RGB	`rgb(202, 229, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 89.8%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 34%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 12%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 10%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.47, -13.17, 8.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.47, 15.53, 148.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.515, 73.05, 69.134)`
Decimal	`13297102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAE5CE, 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 #CAE5CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAE5CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.61:1	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 #CAE5CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cae5ce; }
.text { color: #cae5ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cae5ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 229 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cae5ce, #cae5dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CAE5CE?: #CAE5CE 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 #CAE5CE?: The RGB value is 202, 229, 206: 202 red, 229 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAE5CE?: The complementary color is #E5CAE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAE5CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.