What color is #CAEBDD?

#CAEBDD is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Caribbean. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAEBDD?

The RGB value is 202, 235, 221: 202 red, 235 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAEBDD?

The complementary color is #EBCAD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAEBDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAEBDD color

#CAEBDD rgb(202, 235, 221)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 92.2% green and 86.7% blue (202, 235, 221).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 45% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Caribbean (#CAF0E5), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.44:1).

#CAEBDD color codes

HEX	`#CAEBDD`
RGB	`rgb(202, 235, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 92.2%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 45%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 14%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 6%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.41, -13.42, 3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.41, 13.8, 166.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.113, 77.192, 79.756)`
Decimal	`13298653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAEBDD, 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 #CAEBDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAEBDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.44:1	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 #CAEBDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caebdd; }
.text { color: #caebdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caebdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 235 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caebdd, #cae9eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CAEBDD?: #CAEBDD is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Caribbean. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAEBDD?: The RGB value is 202, 235, 221: 202 red, 235 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAEBDD?: The complementary color is #EBCAD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAEBDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.