What color is #CAF5D5?

#CAF5D5 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 #CAF5D5?

The RGB value is 202, 245, 213: 202 red, 245 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAF5D5?

The complementary color is #F5CAEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAF5D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAF5D5 color

#CAF5D5 rgb(202, 245, 213)

Shades of green

The hex color #CAF5D5 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 96.1% green and 83.5% blue (202, 245, 213).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 68% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Mint (#CEF0CC), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.53:1).

#CAF5D5 color codes

HEX	`#CAF5D5`
RGB	`rgb(202, 245, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 96.1%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 68%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 18%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 13%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.87, -19.85, 10.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.87, 22.63, 151.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.017, 82.664, 75.257)`
Decimal	`13301205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAF5D5, 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 #CAF5D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAF5D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.53:1	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 #CAF5D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caf5d5; }
.text { color: #caf5d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caf5d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 245 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caf5d5, #caf5eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #CAF5D5?: #CAF5D5 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 #CAF5D5?: The RGB value is 202, 245, 213: 202 red, 245 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAF5D5?: The complementary color is #F5CAEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAF5D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.