What color is #CAECE6?

#CAECE6 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAECE6?

The RGB value is 202, 236, 230: 202 red, 236 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAECE6?

The complementary color is #ECCAD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAECE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.65:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAECE6 color

#CAECE6 rgb(202, 236, 230)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CAECE6 is a very light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 92.5% green and 90.2% blue (202, 236, 230).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 47% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Spa (#CEECE7), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.65:1).

#CAECE6 color codes

HEX	`#CAECE6`
RGB	`rgb(202, 236, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 92.5%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 47%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 14%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 3%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.9, -12.19, -0.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.9, 12.22, 183.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.632, 78.259, 86.337)`
Decimal	`13298918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAECE6, 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 #CAECE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAECE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.65:1	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 #CAECE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caece6; }
.text { color: #caece6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caece6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 236 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caece6, #cae1ec); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CAECE6?: #CAECE6 is a very light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAECE6?: The RGB value is 202, 236, 230: 202 red, 236 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAECE6?: The complementary color is #ECCAD0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAECE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.65:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.