What color is #CAEDD7?

#CAEDD7 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 #CAEDD7?

The RGB value is 202, 237, 215: 202 red, 237 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAEDD7?

The complementary color is #EDCAE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAEDD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.61:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAEDD7 color

#CAEDD7 rgb(202, 237, 215)

Shades of green

The hex color #CAEDD7 is a very light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 92.9% green and 84.3% blue (202, 237, 215).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 49% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Jade Palace (#D0EED7), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.61:1).

#CAEDD7 color codes

HEX	`#CAEDD7`
RGB	`rgb(202, 237, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 92.9%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 49%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 15%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 9%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.79, -15.54, 6.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.79, 16.99, 156.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.904, 78.03, 75.813)`
Decimal	`13299159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAEDD7, 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 #CAEDD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAEDD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.61:1	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 #CAEDD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caedd7; }
.text { color: #caedd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caedd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 237 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caedd7, #caede9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CAEDD7?: #CAEDD7 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 #CAEDD7?: The RGB value is 202, 237, 215: 202 red, 237 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAEDD7?: The complementary color is #EDCAE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAEDD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.61:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.