What color is #CAE5DA?

#CAE5DA is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAE5DA?

The RGB value is 202, 229, 218: 202 red, 229 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAE5DA?

The complementary color is #E5CAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAE5DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAE5DA color

#CAE5DA rgb(202, 229, 218)

Shades of green

The hex color #CAE5DA is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 89.8% green and 85.5% blue (202, 229, 218).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 34% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Ice Dagger (#CEE5DF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.73:1).

#CAE5DA color codes

HEX	`#CAE5DA`
RGB	`rgb(202, 229, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 89.8%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 34%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 12%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 5%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.76, -10.97, 2.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.76, 11.22, 167.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.028, 73.656, 77.107)`
Decimal	`13297114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAE5DA, 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 #CAE5DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAE5DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.73:1	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 #CAE5DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cae5da; }
.text { color: #cae5da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cae5da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 229 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cae5da, #cae3e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CAE5DA?: #CAE5DA is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Dagger. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAE5DA?: The RGB value is 202, 229, 218: 202 red, 229 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAE5DA?: The complementary color is #E5CAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAE5DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.