What color is #CAE9EB?

#CAE9EB is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAE9EB?

The RGB value is 202, 233, 235: 202 red, 233 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAE9EB?

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

Is black or white text better on #CAE9EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.37:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAE9EB color

#CAE9EB rgb(202, 233, 235)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CAE9EB is a very light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 91.4% green and 92.2% blue (202, 233, 235).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 45% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Mist (#CAE8E8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.37:1).

#CAE9EB color codes

HEX	`#CAE9EB`
RGB	`rgb(202, 233, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 91.4%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 45%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 14%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 1%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.24, -9.69, -4.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.24, 10.63, 204.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.488, 76.831, 89.803)`
Decimal	`13298155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAE9EB, 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 #CAE9EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAE9EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.37:1	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 #CAE9EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cae9eb; }
.text { color: #cae9eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cae9eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 233 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cae9eb, #cad9eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CAE9EB?: #CAE9EB is a very light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAE9EB?: The RGB value is 202, 233, 235: 202 red, 233 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAE9EB?: The complementary color is #EBCCCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAE9EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.37:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.