What color is #CAF1CB?

#CAF1CB is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAF1CB?

The RGB value is 202, 241, 203: 202 red, 241 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAF1CB?

The complementary color is #F1CAF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAF1CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAF1CB color

#CAF1CB rgb(202, 241, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #CAF1CB is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 94.5% green and 79.6% blue (202, 241, 203).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 58% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Mint (#CEF0CC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.96:1).

#CAF1CB color codes

HEX	`#CAF1CB`
RGB	`rgb(202, 241, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 94.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 58%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 16%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 16%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.58, -19.65, 14.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.58, 24.26, 144.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.589, 79.778, 68.379)`
Decimal	`13300171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAF1CB, 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 #CAF1CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAF1CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.96:1	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 #CAF1CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caf1cb; }
.text { color: #caf1cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caf1cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 241 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caf1cb, #caf1df); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CAF1CB?: #CAF1CB is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAF1CB?: The RGB value is 202, 241, 203: 202 red, 241 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAF1CB?: The complementary color is #F1CAF0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAF1CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.