What color is #CAEAD4?

#CAEAD4 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 #CAEAD4?

The RGB value is 202, 234, 212: 202 red, 234 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAEAD4?

The complementary color is #EACAE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAEAD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAEAD4 color

#CAEAD4 rgb(202, 234, 212)

Shades of green

The hex color #CAEAD4 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 91.8% green and 83.1% blue (202, 234, 212).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 43% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Delta Mint (#C5E6CF), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.23:1).

#CAEAD4 color codes

HEX	`#CAEAD4`
RGB	`rgb(202, 234, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 91.8%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 43%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 14%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 9%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.93, -14.6, 7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.93, 16.27, 153.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.661, 76.154, 73.514)`
Decimal	`13298388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAEAD4, 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 #CAEAD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAEAD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.23:1	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 #CAEAD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caead4; }
.text { color: #caead4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caead4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 234 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caead4, #caeae4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CAEAD4?: #CAEAD4 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 #CAEAD4?: The RGB value is 202, 234, 212: 202 red, 234 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAEAD4?: The complementary color is #EACAE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAEAD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.23:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.