What color is #CAEFBA?

#CAEFBA is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Maroccan Tea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAEFBA?

The RGB value is 202, 239, 186: 202 red, 239 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAEFBA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CAEFBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAEFBA color

#CAEFBA rgb(202, 239, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #CAEFBA is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 93.7% green and 72.9% blue (202, 239, 186).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 62% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Maroccan Tea (#D0F0C0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.57:1).

#CAEFBA color codes

HEX	`#CAEFBA`
RGB	`rgb(202, 239, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 93.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 62%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 22%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 22%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.7, -21.49, 21.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.7, 30.59, 134.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.085, 77.834, 58.092)`
Decimal	`13299642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAEFBA, 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 #CAEFBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAEFBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.57:1	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 #CAEFBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caefba; }
.text { color: #caefba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caefba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 239 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caefba, #baefc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CAEFBA?: #CAEFBA is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Maroccan Tea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAEFBA?: The RGB value is 202, 239, 186: 202 red, 239 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAEFBA?: The complementary color is #DFBAEF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAEFBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.