What color is #CAEBB4?

#CAEBB4 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Frozen Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAEBB4?

The RGB value is 202, 235, 180: 202 red, 235 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAEBB4?

The complementary color is #D5B4EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAEBB4?

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.

#CAEBB4 color

#CAEBB4 rgb(202, 235, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #CAEBB4 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 92.2% green and 70.6% blue (202, 235, 180).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 58% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Forest (#CFE8B6), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#CAEBB4 color codes

HEX	`#CAEBB4`
RGB	`rgb(202, 235, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 92.2%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 58%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 23%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 23%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.52, -20.48, 23.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.52, 30.96, 131.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.302, 75.268, 54.417)`
Decimal	`13298612`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAEBB4, 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 #CAEBB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAEBB4 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 #CAEBB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caebb4; }
.text { color: #caebb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caebb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 235 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caebb4, #b4ebba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CAEBB4?: #CAEBB4 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Frozen Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAEBB4?: The RGB value is 202, 235, 180: 202 red, 235 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAEBB4?: The complementary color is #D5B4EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAEBB4?: 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.