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#CAF7C9 Color

#CAF7C9 is rgb(202, 247, 201) in RGB, hsl(119, 74%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 19%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAF7C9
HEX#CAF7C9
RGBrgb(202, 247, 201)
HSLhsl(119, 74%, 88%)
HSVhsv(119, 19%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 19%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(93.3% 0.077 144.4)
LABlab(93.17% -21.34 17.24)
LCHlch(93.17% 27.43 141.07)

What #CAF7C9 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 #CAF7C9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 5.06Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 9.17Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.39Nyanza#E9FFDBΔE 10.57Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 11.91Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 13.68

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

#CAF7C9 Channel Values

How #CAF7C9 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 247 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 119° · S 74% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 119° · S 19% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAF7C9 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAF7C9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAF7C9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAF7C9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAF7C9
Complementary
#F6CAF7
Analogous
#E1F7CA
Analogous
#CAF7E0
Triadic
#CACBF7
Triadic
#F7CACB
Split comp.
#E0CAF7
Split comp.
#F7CAE1

Tints & Shades of #CAF7C9

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

#CFF8CE
#D8F9D7
#DCFADC
#E5FBE4
#E9FCE9
#F2FDF2

Shades

#96EF95
#62E75F
#2DDF2A
#1DB11B
#147C13
#0C470B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAF7C9.

How #CAF7C9 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#CAF7C9
Protanopia#F0F0C9
Protanomaly#E2F3C9
Deuteranopia#E9E9CA
Deuteranomaly#DEEFCA
Tritanopia#D1F2F2
Tritanomaly#CEF4E3
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CAF7C9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-caf7c9: #CAF7C9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAF7C9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-caf7c9': '#CAF7C9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.969, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_caf7c9">#CAF7C9</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAF7C9"

More Green Colors

#CAF7C9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CAF7C9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAF7C9?

#CAF7C9 is a lightest green — rgb(202, 247, 201) in RGB and hsl(119, 74%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.06.

What is the RGB value of #CAF7C9?

#CAF7C9 is rgb(202, 247, 201) — red 202, green 247, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAF7C9?

#CAF7C9 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 19%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAF7C9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAF7C9 scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAF7C9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAF7C9 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 lightgoldenrodyellow (#FAFAD2) at a CIE76 distance of 17.22, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.