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#C3F9CB Color

#C3F9CB is rgb(195, 249, 203) in RGB, hsl(129, 82%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 18%, 2%) 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 8.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C3F9CB
HEX#C3F9CB
RGBrgb(195, 249, 203)
HSLhsl(129, 82%, 87%)
HSVhsv(129, 22%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 18%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(93.3% 0.083 149)
LABlab(93.31% -24.32 16.33)
LCHlch(93.31% 29.29 146.11)

What #C3F9CB 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 #C3F9CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 8.05Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 8.81Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.4Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 9.94Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 11.61Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 12.86

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

#C3F9CB Channel Values

How #C3F9CB 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 249 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 129° · S 82% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 129° · S 22% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.18:1 vs white · 17.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C3F9CB 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C3F9CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C3F9CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C3F9CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C3F9CB
Complementary
#F9C3F1
Analogous
#D6F9C3
Analogous
#C3F9E6
Triadic
#CBC3F9
Triadic
#F9CBC3
Split comp.
#E6C3F9
Split comp.
#F9C3D6

Tints & Shades of #C3F9CB

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

#CCFAD3
#D1FAD7
#DAFBDF
#DFFCE3
#E8FDEB
#ECFDEF

Shades

#8BF49B
#53EE6A
#1CE93A
#12BA2B
#0D821E
#074A11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C3F9CB.

How #C3F9CB 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#C3F9CB
Protanopia#F1F1CB
Protanomaly#E0F4CB
Deuteranopia#E9E9CD
Deuteranomaly#DBF0CC
Tritanopia#CAF4F4
Tritanomaly#C7F6E5
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C3F9CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c3f9cb: #C3F9CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C3F9CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c3f9cb': '#C3F9CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.976, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_c3f9cb">#C3F9CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#C3F9CB"

More Green Colors

#C3F9CB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#C3F9CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C3F9CB?

#C3F9CB is a lightest green — rgb(195, 249, 203) in RGB and hsl(129, 82%, 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 8.05.

What is the RGB value of #C3F9CB?

#C3F9CB is rgb(195, 249, 203) — red 195, green 249, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C3F9CB?

#C3F9CB converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 18%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C3F9CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C3F9CB scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C3F9CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C3F9CB 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 20.18, which is visibly different.

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