What color is #CAF2E2?

#CAF2E2 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Caribbean. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAF2E2?

The RGB value is 202, 242, 226: 202 red, 242 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAF2E2?

The complementary color is #F2CADA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAF2E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.31:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAF2E2 color

#CAF2E2 rgb(202, 242, 226)

Shades of green

The hex color #CAF2E2 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 94.9% green and 88.6% blue (202, 242, 226).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 61% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Caribbean (#CAF0E5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.31:1).

#CAF2E2 color codes

HEX	`#CAF2E2`
RGB	`rgb(202, 242, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 94.9%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 61%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 17%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 7%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.38, -15.96, 3.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.38, 16.33, 167.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.833, 81.55, 83.998)`
Decimal	`13300450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAF2E2, 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 #CAF2E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAF2E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.31:1	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 #CAF2E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caf2e2; }
.text { color: #caf2e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caf2e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 242 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caf2e2, #caeef2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #CAF2E2?: #CAF2E2 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Caribbean. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAF2E2?: The RGB value is 202, 242, 226: 202 red, 242 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAF2E2?: The complementary color is #F2CADA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAF2E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.31:1 and white text 1.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.