What color is #CAF3E8?

#CAF3E8 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 #CAF3E8?

The RGB value is 202, 243, 232: 202 red, 243 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAF3E8?

The complementary color is #F3CAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAF3E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAF3E8 color

#CAF3E8 rgb(202, 243, 232)

Shades of green

The hex color #CAF3E8 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 95.3% green and 91% blue (202, 243, 232).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 63% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Caribbean (#CAF0E5), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.5:1).

#CAF3E8 color codes

HEX	`#CAF3E8`
RGB	`rgb(202, 243, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 95.3%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 63%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 17%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 5%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.79, -15.3, 0.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.79, 15.33, 176.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.969, 82.482, 88.51)`
Decimal	`13300712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAF3E8, 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 #CAF3E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAF3E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.5:1	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 #CAF3E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caf3e8; }
.text { color: #caf3e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caf3e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 243 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caf3e8, #caeaf3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #CAF3E8?: #CAF3E8 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 #CAF3E8?: The RGB value is 202, 243, 232: 202 red, 243 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAF3E8?: The complementary color is #F3CAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAF3E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.5:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.