What color is #CAF0EB?

#CAF0EB is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAF0EB?

The RGB value is 202, 240, 235: 202 red, 240 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAF0EB?

The complementary color is #F0CACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAF0EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.17:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAF0EB color

#CAF0EB rgb(202, 240, 235)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CAF0EB is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 94.1% green and 92.2% blue (202, 240, 235).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 56% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Cold (#C3ECE9), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.17:1).

#CAF0EB color codes

HEX	`#CAF0EB`
RGB	`rgb(202, 240, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 94.1%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 56%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 16%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 2%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.08, -13.22, -1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.08, 13.32, 187.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.509, 80.873, 90.476)`
Decimal	`13299947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAF0EB, 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 #CAF0EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAF0EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.17:1	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 #CAF0EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caf0eb; }
.text { color: #caf0eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caf0eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 240 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caf0eb, #cae2f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CAF0EB?: #CAF0EB is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAF0EB?: The RGB value is 202, 240, 235: 202 red, 240 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAF0EB?: The complementary color is #F0CACF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAF0EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.17:1 and white text 1.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.