#CAF3E2
Closest named color: Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4). oklch(93% 0.048 168.2), rgb(202, 243, 226).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (17.42:1).
About this color
#CAF3E2 is a very light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 93%, its chroma 0.048 and its hue 168°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 17.42:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | very light (93%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.048) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4) |
| Black text | 17.42:1 |
| White text | 1.20:1 |
Values
| HEX | #CAF3E2 |
| RGB | rgb(202, 243, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(155, 63%, 87%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93% 0.048 168.2) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #CAF3E2 | 1.20:1 | Fails | Lc -11.7 | Not readable |
| Black text on #CAF3E2 | 17.42:1 | AAA | Lc 93.5 | Preferred for body text |
| #CAF3E2 text on white | 1.20:1 | Fails | Lc 10.0 | Not readable |
| #CAF3E2 text on black | 17.42:1 | AAA | Lc -94.1 | Preferred for body text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 100.
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Step 50
50
#F0F7F4
oklch(97% 0.008 168.8)
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Step 100
100 (this color)
#CAF3E2
oklch(93% 0.048 168.2)
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Step 200
200
#C4E1D5
oklch(88.5% 0.035 168.7)
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Step 300
300
#9ACEB9
oklch(80.9% 0.062 168)
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Step 400
400
#5BB595
oklch(70.8% 0.1 168)
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Step 500
500
#05A17B
oklch(63% 0.126 168.4)
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Step 600
600
#008867
oklch(55.7% 0.112 168.2)
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Step 700
700
#007256
oklch(49% 0.099 168.4)
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Step 800
800
#005E46
oklch(42.8% 0.087 168)
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Step 900
900
#004E3A
oklch(37.7% 0.076 168.5)
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Step 950
950
#032E22
oklch(26.9% 0.051 169.4)
#CAF3E2 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #F1EDE1 | 0.050 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #E9E8E3 | 0.046 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C2F3EE | 0.018 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #EAEAEA | 0.049 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #CAF3E2
#CAF3E2
oklch(93% 0.048 168.2)
- #FFDDED
#FFDDED
oklch(93% 0.043 347.9)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #CAF3E2, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Duck Egg Blue #C3FBF4 ΔE 0.026
- Pale Aqua #B8FFEB ΔE 0.033
- Eggshell Blue #C4FFF7 ΔE 0.034
- Pale Sky Blue #BDF6FE ΔE 0.037
- Light Light Blue #CAFFFB ΔE 0.038
- Pale Turquoise #AFEEEE ΔE 0.039
- Pale Cyan #B7FFFA ΔE 0.039
- Pale Blue #D0FEFE ΔE 0.042
Use #CAF3E2 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.