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Recognised as Colour

#CAD5CE

  • #CAD5CE
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light grey

#CAD5CE is a green with RGB values 202, 213, 206 and HSL 142°, 12%, 81%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light grey.

Colour values

#CAD5CE#CAD5CE
HEX#CAD5CE
RGBrgb(202, 213, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8353, 0.8078
RGB percentages79.2%, 83.5%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(141.8, 11.6%, 81.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(141.8, 5.2%, 83.5%)
CMYK5.2%, 0%, 3.3%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,293,006
CSS custom property--colour: #CAD5CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64601WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.92:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#352A31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5D3CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3D2CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C8D5D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light grey · ΔE 5.5Gainsboro · ΔE 6.5Silver · ΔE 8.5White smoke · ΔE 13.4Linen · ΔE 13.5Powder blue · ΔE 13.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight grey (#D3D3D3)ΔE 5.47, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5CAD1
Analogous#CBD5CA, #CAD5D4
Triadic#CECAD5, #D5CECA
Split complementary#D4CAD5, #D5CACB
Tetradic#CACBD5, #D5CAD1, #D5D4CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6ECE8
Darker −10%#AEBEB4
Darker −20%#91A899
Darker −30%#75917F
Darker −40%#5D7666
More saturated +25%#BEE1CB
Less saturated −25%#D0D0D0

Channel breakdown

R202
G213
B206
Red202 (79.2%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue141.82°
Saturation (HSL)11.58%
Lightness81.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CA · G D5 · B CE

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