What color is #CAE8D7?

#CAE8D7 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Delta Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAE8D7?

The RGB value is 202, 232, 215: 202 red, 232 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAE8D7?

The complementary color is #E8CADB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAE8D7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.04:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAE8D7 color

#CAE8D7 rgb(202, 232, 215)

Shades of green

The hex color #CAE8D7 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 91% green and 84.3% blue (202, 232, 215).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 39% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Delta Mint (#C5E6CF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.04:1).

#CAE8D7 color codes

HEX	`#CAE8D7`
RGB	`rgb(202, 232, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 91%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 39%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 13%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 7%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.47, -13.04, 4.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.47, 13.95, 159.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.477, 75.175, 75.337)`
Decimal	`13297879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAE8D7, 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 #CAE8D7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAE8D7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.04:1	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 #CAE8D7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cae8d7; }
.text { color: #cae8d7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cae8d7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 232 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cae8d7, #cae8e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CAE8D7?: #CAE8D7 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Delta Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAE8D7?: The RGB value is 202, 232, 215: 202 red, 232 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAE8D7?: The complementary color is #E8CADB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAE8D7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.04:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.