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#CAD7CA

#cad7ca ≈ Ash Gray

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#cad7ca is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 84.31% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.05% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 13.98% saturation and 81.76% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and backgrounds and large surfaces. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 6.33.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.6542

Complementary

  1. #cad7ca
  2. #d7cad7

Split complementary

  1. #cad7ca
  2. #d0cad7
  3. #d7cad0

Analogous

  1. #d0d7ca
  2. #cad7ca
  3. #cad7d0

Triadic

  1. #cad7ca
  2. #cacad7
  3. #d7caca

Tetradic

  1. #cad7ca
  2. #cad7d7
  3. #d7cad7
  4. #d7caca

Square

  1. #cad7ca
  2. #cad0d7
  3. #d7cad7
  4. #d7d0ca

Monochromatic

  1. #739573
  2. #9eb69e
  3. #cad7ca
  4. #f3f6f3
  5. #f3f6f3

Shades

#cad7ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cad7ca
  2. #b6c2b6
  3. #a2aca2
  4. #8d978d
  5. #798179
  6. #656c65
  7. #515651
  8. #3d413d
  9. #282b28
  10. #141614
  11. #000000

Tints

#cad7ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cad7ca
  2. #cfdbcf
  3. #d5dfd5
  4. #dae3da
  5. #dfe7df
  6. #e5ebe5
  7. #eaefea
  8. #eff3ef
  9. #f4f7f4
  10. #fafbfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cad7ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cad7ca
  2. #c3cec3
  3. #bbc6bb
  4. #b4bdb4
  5. #acb4ac
  6. #a5aca5
  7. #9ea39e
  8. #969a96
  9. #8f918f
  10. #878987
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0d5d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8d4c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5d3cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9d6d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2d5ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1d5ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9d6d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cad7ca {
  color: #cad7ca;
}
Background
.bg-cad7ca {
  background-color: #cad7ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cad7ca {
  border: 2px solid #cad7ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cad7ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 215 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 14% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cad7ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cad7ca, #cad7d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cad7ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 215 202 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.33 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.64 #f0fff0 Honeydew ΔE 8.60 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.99 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.99 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 9.16 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 9.21 #352835 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#cad7ca  rgb(202, 215, 202)  hsl(120, 14%, 82%)  Ash Gray
#d7cad7  rgb(215, 202, 215)  hsl(300, 14%, 82%)  Languid Lavender
#cacad7  rgb(202, 202, 215)  hsl(240, 14%, 82%)  Languid Lavender
#d7caca  rgb(215, 202, 202)  hsl(0, 14%, 82%)  Timberwolf