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#C3F8CA Color

#C3F8CA is rgb(195, 248, 202) in RGB, hsl(128, 79%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 19%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C3F8CA
HEX#C3F8CA
RGBrgb(195, 248, 202)
HSLhsl(128, 79%, 87%)
HSVhsv(128, 21%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 19%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(93.1% 0.082 148.5)
LABlab(93.02% -24.00 16.44)
LCHlch(93.02% 29.09 145.59)

What #C3F8CA 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 #C3F8CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 7.66Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 8.53Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.08Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 10.03Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 11.64Nyanza#E9FFDBΔE 12.88

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

#C3F8CA Channel Values

How #C3F8CA 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 248 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 128° · S 79% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 128° · S 21% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C3F8CA 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C3F8CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C3F8CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C3F8CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C3F8CA
Complementary
#F8C4F1
Analogous
#D7F8C4
Analogous
#C4F8E5
Triadic
#CBC4F8
Triadic
#F8CBC4
Split comp.
#E5C4F8
Split comp.
#F8C4D7

Tints & Shades of #C3F8CA

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

#CDF9D3
#D1FAD7
#DAFBDF
#DFFBE3
#E8FCEB
#EDFDEF

Shades

#8DF29A
#56EB6A
#1FE53A
#15B72B
#0F801E
#094911

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C3F8CA.

How #C3F8CA 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#C3F8CA
Protanopia#F0F0CA
Protanomaly#DFF3CA
Deuteranopia#E8E8CC
Deuteranomaly#DAEFCB
Tritanopia#CAF3F3
Tritanomaly#C7F5E4
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C3F8CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c3f8ca: #C3F8CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C3F8CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c3f8ca': '#C3F8CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.973, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_c3f8ca">#C3F8CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#C3F8CA"

More Green Colors

#C3F8CA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C3F8CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C3F8CA?

#C3F8CA is a lightest green — rgb(195, 248, 202) in RGB and hsl(128, 79%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tea Green (#D0F0C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.66.

What is the RGB value of #C3F8CA?

#C3F8CA is rgb(195, 248, 202) — red 195, green 248, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C3F8CA?

#C3F8CA converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 19%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C3F8CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C3F8CA scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C3F8CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C3F8CA 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 lightgoldenrodyellow (#FAFAD2) at a CIE76 distance of 19.92, which is visibly different.

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