What color is #CAE7DD?

#CAE7DD is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAE7DD?

The RGB value is 202, 231, 221: 202 red, 231 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAE7DD?

The complementary color is #E7CAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAE7DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAE7DD color

#CAE7DD rgb(202, 231, 221)

Shades of green

The hex color #CAE7DD is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 90.6% green and 86.7% blue (202, 231, 221).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 38% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Spa (#CEECE7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.99:1).

#CAE7DD color codes

HEX	`#CAE7DD`
RGB	`rgb(202, 231, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 90.6%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 38%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 13%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 4%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.36, -11.41, 1.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.36, 11.53, 171.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.981, 74.928, 79.379)`
Decimal	`13297629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAE7DD, 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 #CAE7DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAE7DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.99:1	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 #CAE7DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cae7dd; }
.text { color: #cae7dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cae7dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 231 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cae7dd, #cae3e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CAE7DD?: #CAE7DD is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAE7DD?: The RGB value is 202, 231, 221: 202 red, 231 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAE7DD?: The complementary color is #E7CAD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAE7DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.