What color is #CAE7F1?

#CAE7F1 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Cotton Clouds. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAE7F1?

The RGB value is 202, 231, 241: 202 red, 231 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAE7F1?

The complementary color is #F1D4CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAE7F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.21:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAE7F1 color

#CAE7F1 rgb(202, 231, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CAE7F1 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 90.6% green and 94.5% blue (202, 231, 241).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 58% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Cotton Clouds (#C2E1EC), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.21:1).

#CAE7F1 color codes

HEX	`#CAE7F1`
RGB	`rgb(202, 231, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 90.6%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 58%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 16%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 4%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.89, -7.45, -8.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.89, 10.97, 227.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.806, 76.058, 94.257)`
Decimal	`13297649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAE7F1, 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 #CAE7F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAE7F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.21:1	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 #CAE7F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cae7f1; }
.text { color: #cae7f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cae7f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 231 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cae7f1, #cad4f1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CAE7F1?: #CAE7F1 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Cotton Clouds. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAE7F1?: The RGB value is 202, 231, 241: 202 red, 231 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAE7F1?: The complementary color is #F1D4CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAE7F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.21:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.