What color is #CAECD4?

#CAECD4 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jade Palace. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAECD4?

The RGB value is 202, 236, 212: 202 red, 236 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAECD4?

The complementary color is #ECCAE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAECD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.46:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAECD4 color

#CAECD4 rgb(202, 236, 212)

Shades of green

The hex color #CAECD4 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 92.5% green and 83.1% blue (202, 236, 212).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 47% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Jade Palace (#D0EED7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.46:1).

#CAECD4 color codes

HEX	`#CAECD4`
RGB	`rgb(202, 236, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 92.5%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 47%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 10%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.46, -15.59, 7.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.46, 17.5, 153)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.233, 77.3, 73.705)`
Decimal	`13298900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAECD4, 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 #CAECD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAECD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.46:1	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 #CAECD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caecd4; }
.text { color: #caecd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caecd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 236 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caecd4, #caece5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CAECD4?: #CAECD4 is a very light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jade Palace. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAECD4?: The RGB value is 202, 236, 212: 202 red, 236 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAECD4?: The complementary color is #ECCAE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAECD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.46:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.