#CAD8CA#CAD8CA
#CAD8CA is a very light, muted green. Relative luminance 0.659; OKLCH L 86.8% C 0.024 H 145.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAD8CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 216, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(120, 15%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(120, 6%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.5%, 0%, 6.5%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.96, -7.29, 5.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.96, 9.00, 144.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.77% -0.02 0.0138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.77% 0.024 145.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.5717, 65.9321, 65.4534) |
| Luminance | 0.6593 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 5.90
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 7.78
Honeydew
#F0FFF0
ΔE00 8.39
Beige
#F5F5DC
ΔE00 9.41
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 9.53
Gainsboro
#DCDCDC
ΔE00 9.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAD8CA #D8CAD8
analogous
#D1D8CA #CAD8CA #CAD8D1
triadic
#CAD8CA #CACAD8 #D8CACA
tetradic
#CAD8CA #CAD1D8 #D8CAD8 #D8D1CA
square
#CAD8CA #CAD1D8 #D8CAD8 #D8D1CA
split-complementary
#CAD8CA #D1CAD8 #D8CAD1
monochromatic
#83A483 #A7BEA7 #CAD8CA #EDF2ED #EDF2ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.48
#CAD8CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.19
#CAD8CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAD8CA
14.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAD8CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAD8CA | 1.00 | 1.48 | 14.19 | 14.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D9D5C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D6D4CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9D7D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D4D4D4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cad8ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 216, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.8% 0.024 145.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dae4da',
500: '#cad8ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cad8ca; $custom-light: #dae4da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cad8ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 216,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 120,
"s": 15.217,
"l": 81.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86767,
"c": 0.02428,
"h": 145.4
},
"luminance": 0.65933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAD8CA
secondary
#AD99AD
accent
#4C9999
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFCFB
border
#D4D5D4
text
#141514
muted
#838483