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#CAD8CA Color

#CAD8CA is rgb(202, 216, 202) in RGB, hsl(120, 15%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Gray (#CFCFC4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.76. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAD8CA
HEX#CAD8CA
RGBrgb(202, 216, 202)
HSLhsl(120, 15%, 82%)
HSVhsv(120, 6%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(86.8% 0.024 145.4)
LABlab(84.97% -6.82 5.22)
LCHlch(84.97% 8.58 142.55)

What #CAD8CA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CAD8CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Gray#CFCFC4ΔE 5.76Timberwolf#DBD7D2ΔE 7.99Light Gray#D3D3D3ΔE 8.59Light Silver#D8D8D8ΔE 8.69White Coffee#E6E0D4ΔE 8.75Gainsboro#DCDCDCΔE 9.03

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#CAD8CA Channel Values

How #CAD8CA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 202 · G 216 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 15% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 6% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 0% · Y 6% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAD8CA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAD8CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAD8CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAD8CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAD8CA
Complementary
#D8CAD8
Analogous
#D1D8CA
Analogous
#CAD8D1
Triadic
#CACAD8
Triadic
#D8CACA
Split comp.
#D1CAD8
Split comp.
#D8CAD1

Tints & Shades of #CAD8CA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D0DCD0
#D9E3D9
#DFE7DF
#E5EBE5
#EAF0EA
#F3F6F3

Shades

#AAC0AA
#8AA88A
#6A906A
#506D50
#384C38
#212C21

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAD8CA.

How #CAD8CA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CAD8CA
Protanopia#D6D6CA
Protanomaly#D1D7CA
Deuteranopia#D4D4CA
Deuteranomaly#D0D5CA
Tritanopia#CCD6D6
Tritanomaly#CBD7D1
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAD8CA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cad8ca: #CAD8CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAD8CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cad8ca': '#CAD8CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.847, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_cad8ca">#CAD8CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAD8CA"

More Green Colors

#CAD8CA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CAD8CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAD8CA?

#CAD8CA is a lightest green — rgb(202, 216, 202) in RGB and hsl(120, 15%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Gray (#CFCFC4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.76.

What is the RGB value of #CAD8CA?

#CAD8CA is rgb(202, 216, 202) — red 202, green 216, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAD8CA?

#CAD8CA converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAD8CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAD8CA scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAD8CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAD8CA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightgray (#D3D3D3) at a CIE76 distance of 8.59, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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