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#CAE6ED Color

#CAE6ED is rgb(202, 230, 237) in RGB, hsl(192, 49%, 86%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 3%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Water (#D4F1F9), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAE6ED
HEX#CAE6ED
RGBrgb(202, 230, 237)
HSLhsl(192, 49%, 86%)
HSVhsv(192, 15%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 3%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(90.7% 0.031 214.5)
LABlab(89.39% -8.48 -6.70)
LCHlch(89.39% 10.80 218.29)

What #CAE6ED 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 #CAE6ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CAE6ED Channel Values

How #CAE6ED 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 230 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 192° · S 49% · L 86%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 192° · S 15% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 16.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAE6ED 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 text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CAE6ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAE6ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CAE6ED

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAE6ED.

How #CAE6ED 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#CAE6ED
Protanopia#E2E2ED
Protanomaly#D9E3ED
Deuteranopia#DDDDEE
Deuteranomaly#D6E1ED
Tritanopia#C9E7E7
Tritanomaly#C9E7E9
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAE6ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cae6ed: #CAE6ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAE6ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cae6ed': '#CAE6ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.902, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_cae6ed">#CAE6ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAE6ED"

More Teal Colors

#CAE6ED sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CAE6ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAE6ED?

#CAE6ED is a lightest teal — rgb(202, 230, 237) in RGB and hsl(192, 49%, 86%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.86.

What is the RGB value of #CAE6ED?

#CAE6ED is rgb(202, 230, 237) — red 202, green 230, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAE6ED?

#CAE6ED converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 3%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAE6ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAE6ED scores 1.31:1 against white and 16.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAE6ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAE6ED 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 powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 7.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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