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#CAF7F6 Color

#CAF7F6 is rgb(202, 247, 246) in RGB, hsl(179, 74%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Cyan (#E0FFFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CAF7F6
HEX#CAF7F6
RGBrgb(202, 247, 246)
HSLhsl(179, 74%, 88%)
HSVhsv(179, 18%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(94.5% 0.046 194.7)
LABlab(94.06% -15.05 -4.55)
LCHlch(94.06% 15.72 196.83)

What #CAF7F6 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 #CAF7F6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Cyan#E0FFFFΔE 6.07Water#D4F1F9ΔE 7.04Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 7.22Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 8.93Pale Mint#D5F5E3ΔE 9.73Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 10.01

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

#CAF7F6 Channel Values

How #CAF7F6 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 2468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 179° · S 74% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 179° · S 18% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.16:1 vs white · 18.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CAF7F6 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 text1.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CAF7F6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CAF7F6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CAF7F6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CAF7F6
Complementary
#F7CACB
Analogous
#CAF7E0
Analogous
#CAE1F7
Triadic
#F6CAF7
Triadic
#F7F6CA
Split comp.
#F7CAE1
Split comp.
#F7E0CA

Tints & Shades of #CAF7F6

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

#CEF8F7
#D7F9F8
#DCFAF9
#E4FBFB
#E9FCFB
#F2FDFD

Shades

#95EFEE
#5FE7E5
#2ADFDC
#1BB1AF
#137C7A
#0B4746

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CAF7F6.

How #CAF7F6 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#CAF7F6
Protanopia#F0F0F6
Protanomaly#E2F3F6
Deuteranopia#E9E9F7
Deuteranomaly#DEEFF7
Tritanopia#CAF7F7
Tritanomaly#CAF7F7
Achromatopsia#EEEEEE

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Using #CAF7F6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-caf7f6: #CAF7F6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CAF7F6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-caf7f6': '#CAF7F6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.969, blue: 0.965)
Android XML<color name="color_caf7f6">#CAF7F6</color>
SVG fillfill="#CAF7F6"

More Teal Colors

#CAF7F6 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CAF7F6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CAF7F6?

#CAF7F6 is a lightest teal — rgb(202, 247, 246) in RGB and hsl(179, 74%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Cyan (#E0FFFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.07.

What is the RGB value of #CAF7F6?

#CAF7F6 is rgb(202, 247, 246) — red 202, green 247, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CAF7F6?

#CAF7F6 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CAF7F6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CAF7F6 scores 1.16:1 against white and 18.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CAF7F6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CAF7F6 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 lightcyan (#E0FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 6.07, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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