What color is #CAE6E1?

#CAE6E1 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Polar Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAE6E1?

The RGB value is 202, 230, 225: 202 red, 230 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAE6E1?

The complementary color is #E6CACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAE6E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAE6E1 color

#CAE6E1 rgb(202, 230, 225)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CAE6E1 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 90.2% green and 88.2% blue (202, 230, 225).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 36% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Polar Expedition (#C9E7E3), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.92:1).

#CAE6E1 color codes

HEX	`#CAE6E1`
RGB	`rgb(202, 230, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 90.2%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 36%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 12%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 2%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.2, -10.14, -0.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.2, 10.16, 183.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.241, 74.585, 82.126)`
Decimal	`13297377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAE6E1, 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 #CAE6E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAE6E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.92:1	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 #CAE6E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cae6e1; }
.text { color: #cae6e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cae6e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 230 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cae6e1, #cadde6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CAE6E1?: #CAE6E1 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Polar Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAE6E1?: The RGB value is 202, 230, 225: 202 red, 230 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAE6E1?: The complementary color is #E6CACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAE6E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.