What color is #CAFEB4?

#CAFEB4 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Glow in the Dark. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CAFEB4?

The RGB value is 202, 254, 180: 202 red, 254 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CAFEB4?

The complementary color is #E8B4FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CAFEB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.35:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CAFEB4 color

#CAFEB4 rgb(202, 254, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #CAFEB4 is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.2% red, 99.6% green and 70.6% blue (202, 254, 180).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 97% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Glow in the Dark (#BEFDB7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.35:1).

#CAFEB4 color codes

HEX	`#CAFEB4`
RGB	`rgb(202, 254, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.2%, 99.6%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 97%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 29%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 29%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.63, -29.56, 30.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.63, 42.25, 134.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.035, 86.734, 56.328)`
Decimal	`13303476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CAFEB4, 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 #CAFEB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CAFEB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.35:1	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 #CAFEB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cafeb4; }
.text { color: #cafeb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cafeb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(202 254 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cafeb4, #b4fec3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Green.

Questions

What color is #CAFEB4?: #CAFEB4 is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Glow in the Dark. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CAFEB4?: The RGB value is 202, 254, 180: 202 red, 254 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CAFEB4?: The complementary color is #E8B4FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CAFEB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.35:1 and white text 1.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.