What color is #CAF6F6?

#CAF6F6 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Mount Olympus. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAF6F6?

The RGB value is 202, 246, 246: 202 red, 246 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAF6F6?

The complementary color is #F6CACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAF6F6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.02:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAF6F6 color

#CAF6F6 rgb(202, 246, 246)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CAF6F6 is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 96.5% green and 96.5% blue (202, 246, 246).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 71% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Mount Olympus (#D4FFFF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.02:1).

#CAF6F6 color codes

HEX	`#CAF6F6`
RGB	`rgb(202, 246, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 96.5%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 71%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 18%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.93, -14, -4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.93, 14.76, 198.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.943, 85.12, 99.705)`
Decimal	`13301494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAF6F6, 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 #CAF6F6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAF6F6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.02:1	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 #CAF6F6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caf6f6; }
.text { color: #caf6f6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caf6f6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 246 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caf6f6, #cae0f6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CAF6F6?: #CAF6F6 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Mount Olympus. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAF6F6?: The RGB value is 202, 246, 246: 202 red, 246 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAF6F6?: The complementary color is #F6CACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAF6F6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.02:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.