Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#CAE0D9

  • #CAE0D9
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#CAE0D9 is a cyan with RGB values 202, 224, 217 and HSL 161°, 26%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#CAE0D9#CAE0D9
HEX#CAE0D9
RGBrgb(202, 224, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.7922, 0.8784, 0.851
RGB percentages79.2%, 87.8%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(160.9, 26.2%, 83.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.9, 9.8%, 87.8%)
CMYK9.8%, 0%, 3.1%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,295,833
CSS custom property--colour: #CAE0D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.18:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#351F26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEDDD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#DADAD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C5E1DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 8.7Light grey · ΔE 9.1Powder blue · ΔE 10.6Light cyan · ΔE 11.4Honeydew · ΔE 12.1Azure · ΔE 12.4
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 8.67, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0CAD1
Analogous#CAE0CE, #CADCE0
Triadic#D9CAE0, #E0D9CA
Split complementary#E0CADC, #E0CECA
Tetradic#CECAE0, #E0CAD1, #DCE0CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#EAF3F0
Darker −10%#AACDC2
Darker −20%#8ABAAB
Darker −30%#69A894
Darker −40%#528C7A
More saturated +25%#BFEBDD
Less saturated −25%#D4D5D5

Channel breakdown

R202
G224
B217
Red202 (79.2%)
Green224 (87.8%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue160.91°
Saturation (HSL)26.19%
Lightness83.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR CA · G E0 · B D9

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “cae0d9” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.