What color is #CAFDDF?

#CAFDDF is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Mystery Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAFDDF?

The RGB value is 202, 253, 223: 202 red, 253 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAFDDF?

The complementary color is #FDCAE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAFDDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.63:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAFDDF color

#CAFDDF rgb(202, 253, 223)

Shades of green

The hex color #CAFDDF is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 99.2% green and 87.5% blue (202, 253, 223).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 93% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Mystery Mint (#BBEFD3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.63:1).

#CAFDDF color codes

HEX	`#CAFDDF`
RGB	`rgb(202, 253, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 99.2%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 93%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 20%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 12%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.22, -21.91, 9.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.22, 23.72, 157.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.798, 88.133, 82.973)`
Decimal	`13303263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAFDDF, 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 #CAFDDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAFDDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.63:1	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 #CAFDDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cafddf; }
.text { color: #cafddf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cafddf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 253 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cafddf, #cafdf9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seafoam Green.

Questions

What color is #CAFDDF?: #CAFDDF is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Mystery Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAFDDF?: The RGB value is 202, 253, 223: 202 red, 253 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAFDDF?: The complementary color is #FDCAE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAFDDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.63:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.