What color is #CAE7E3?

#CAE7E3 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 #CAE7E3?

The RGB value is 202, 231, 227: 202 red, 231 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAE7E3?

The complementary color is #E7CACE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAE7E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAE7E3 color

#CAE7E3 rgb(202, 231, 227)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CAE7E3 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 90.6% green and 89% blue (202, 231, 227).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 38% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Polar Expedition (#C9E7E3), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.05:1).

#CAE7E3 color codes

HEX	`#CAE7E3`
RGB	`rgb(202, 231, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 90.6%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 38%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 13%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 2%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.51, -10.26, -1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.51, 10.33, 187.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.795, 75.253, 83.664)`
Decimal	`13297635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAE7E3, 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 #CAE7E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAE7E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.05:1	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 #CAE7E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cae7e3; }
.text { color: #cae7e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cae7e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 231 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cae7e3, #cadde7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CAE7E3?: #CAE7E3 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 #CAE7E3?: The RGB value is 202, 231, 227: 202 red, 231 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAE7E3?: The complementary color is #E7CACE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAE7E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.