What color is #CAF1DA?

#CAF1DA is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Jade Palace. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAF1DA?

The RGB value is 202, 241, 218: 202 red, 241 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAF1DA?

The complementary color is #F1CAE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAF1DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAF1DA color

#CAF1DA rgb(202, 241, 218)

Shades of green

The hex color #CAF1DA is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 94.5% green and 85.5% blue (202, 241, 218).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 58% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Jade Palace (#D0EED7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.11:1).

#CAF1DA color codes

HEX	`#CAF1DA`
RGB	`rgb(202, 241, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 94.5%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 58%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 16%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 10%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.92, -16.97, 6.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.92, 18.33, 157.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.464, 80.527, 78.252)`
Decimal	`13300186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAF1DA, 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 #CAF1DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAF1DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.11:1	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 #CAF1DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caf1da; }
.text { color: #caf1da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caf1da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 241 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caf1da, #caf1ee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honeydew.

Questions

What color is #CAF1DA?: #CAF1DA is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Jade Palace. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAF1DA?: The RGB value is 202, 241, 218: 202 red, 241 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAF1DA?: The complementary color is #F1CAE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAF1DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.11:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.