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#C3EDFE Color

#C3EDFE is rgb(195, 237, 254) in RGB, hsl(197, 97%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 7%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Water (#D4F1F9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C3EDFE
HEX#C3EDFE
RGBrgb(195, 237, 254)
HSLhsl(197, 97%, 88%)
HSVhsv(197, 23%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 7%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92.2% 0.049 224.4)
LABlab(91.17% -11.31 -12.97)
LCHlch(91.17% 17.21 228.91)

What #C3EDFE 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 #C3EDFE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Water#D4F1F9ΔE 6.66Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 7.71Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 7.94Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 8.2Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 9.66Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 11.17

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

#C3EDFE Channel Values

How #C3EDFE 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 195 · G 237 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 197° · S 97% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 197° · S 23% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C3EDFE 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 text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C3EDFE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C3EDFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C3EDFE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C3EDFE
Complementary
#FED4C3
Analogous
#C3FEF1
Analogous
#C3D0FE
Triadic
#FEC3ED
Triadic
#EDFEC3
Split comp.
#FEC3D0
Split comp.
#FEF1C3

Tints & Shades of #C3EDFE

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

#C8EFFE
#D2F2FE
#D7F3FE
#E1F6FF
#E6F8FF
#F0FBFF

Shades

#86DCFD
#4ACAFC
#0EB8FB
#0391C9
#02658D
#013A50

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C3EDFE.

How #C3EDFE 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#C3EDFE
Protanopia#E7E7FE
Protanomaly#D9E9FE
Deuteranopia#E0E0FF
Deuteranomaly#D5E5FF
Tritanopia#C0EFEF
Tritanomaly#C1EEF5
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C3EDFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c3edfe: #C3EDFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C3EDFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c3edfe': '#C3EDFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.929, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_c3edfe">#C3EDFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#C3EDFE"

More Teal Colors

#C3EDFE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C3EDFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C3EDFE?

#C3EDFE is a lightest teal — rgb(195, 237, 254) in RGB and hsl(197, 97%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.66.

What is the RGB value of #C3EDFE?

#C3EDFE is rgb(195, 237, 254) — red 195, green 237, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C3EDFE?

#C3EDFE converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 7%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C3EDFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C3EDFE scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C3EDFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C3EDFE 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 lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 7.71, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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