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#C2DAB9 Color

#C2DAB9 is rgb(194, 218, 185) in RGB, hsl(104, 31%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 15%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), visibly different at ΔE 10.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C2DAB9
HEX#C2DAB9
RGBrgb(194, 218, 185)
HSLhsl(104, 31%, 79%)
HSVhsv(104, 15%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 15%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(86.2% 0.052 137.1)
LABlab(84.59% -12.80 13.48)
LCHlch(84.59% 18.60 133.52)

What #C2DAB9 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 #C2DAB9, 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 green in the library.

#C2DAB9 Channel Values

How #C2DAB9 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 194 · G 218 · B 1858-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 104° · S 31% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 104° · S 15% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 14.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C2DAB9 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C2DAB9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C2DAB9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #C2DAB9

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 #C2DAB9.

How #C2DAB9 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#C2DAB9
Protanopia#D6D6B9
Protanomaly#CED8B9
Deuteranopia#D2D2BA
Deuteranomaly#CCD6B9
Tritanopia#C6D6D6
Tritanomaly#C5D8CB
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C2DAB9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c2dab9: #C2DAB9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C2DAB9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c2dab9': '#C2DAB9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.761, green: 0.855, blue: 0.725)
Android XML<color name="color_c2dab9">#C2DAB9</color>
SVG fillfill="#C2DAB9"

More Green Colors

#C2DAB9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C2DAB9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C2DAB9?

#C2DAB9 is a light green — rgb(194, 218, 185) in RGB and hsl(104, 31%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.29.

What is the RGB value of #C2DAB9?

#C2DAB9 is rgb(194, 218, 185) — red 194, green 218, and blue 185 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C2DAB9?

#C2DAB9 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 15%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C2DAB9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C2DAB9 scores 1.5:1 against white and 14.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C2DAB9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C2DAB9 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 beige (#F5F5DC) at a CIE76 distance of 15.07, which is visibly different.

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