What color is #CAF7F4?

#CAF7F4 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Ice. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAF7F4?

The RGB value is 202, 247, 244: 202 red, 247 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAF7F4?

The complementary color is #F7CACD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAF7F4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAF7F4 color

#CAF7F4 rgb(202, 247, 244)

Shades of teal

The hex color #CAF7F4 is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 96.9% green and 95.7% blue (202, 247, 244).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 74% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Ice (#D6FFFA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.12:1).

#CAF7F4 color codes

HEX	`#CAF7F4`
RGB	`rgb(202, 247, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 96.9%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 74%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 18%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 1%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.14, -14.9, -3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.14, 15.27, 192.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(73.942, 85.607, 98.198)`
Decimal	`13301748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAF7F4, 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 #CAF7F4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAF7F4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.12:1	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 #CAF7F4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #caf7f4; }
.text { color: #caf7f4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #caf7f4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 247 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #caf7f4, #cae4f7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #CAF7F4?: #CAF7F4 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Ice. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAF7F4?: The RGB value is 202, 247, 244: 202 red, 247 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAF7F4?: The complementary color is #F7CACD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAF7F4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.12:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.