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#C3F9CD Color

#C3F9CD is rgb(195, 249, 205) in RGB, hsl(131, 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 8.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C3F9CD
HEX#C3F9CD
RGBrgb(195, 249, 205)
HSLhsl(131, 82%, 87%)
HSVhsv(131, 22%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 18%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(93.3% 0.081 150.1)
LABlab(93.34% -24.06 15.36)
LCHlch(93.34% 28.54 147.44)

What #C3F9CD 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 #C3F9CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 8.29Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 9.18Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 9.22Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.75Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 11.92Nyanza#E9FFDBΔE 12.71

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

#C3F9CD Channel Values

How #C3F9CD 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 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 131° · S 82% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 131° · 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 · 17.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C3F9CD 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 text17.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C3F9CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C3F9CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C3F9CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C3F9CD
Complementary
#F9C3EF
Analogous
#D4F9C3
Analogous
#C3F9E8
Triadic
#CDC3F9
Triadic
#F9CDC3
Split comp.
#E8C3F9
Split comp.
#F9C3D4

Tints & Shades of #C3F9CD

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

#CCFAD4
#D1FAD8
#DAFBE0
#DFFCE4
#E8FDEC
#ECFDF0

Shades

#8BF49E
#53EE70
#1CE941
#12BA31
#0D8222
#074A14

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C3F9CD.

How #C3F9CD 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#C3F9CD
Protanopia#F1F1CD
Protanomaly#E0F4CD
Deuteranopia#E9E9CF
Deuteranomaly#DBF0CE
Tritanopia#CAF4F4
Tritanomaly#C7F6E5
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C3F9CD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c3f9cd: #C3F9CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C3F9CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c3f9cd': '#C3F9CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.976, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_c3f9cd">#C3F9CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#C3F9CD"

More Green Colors

#C3F9CD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C3F9CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C3F9CD?

#C3F9CD is a lightest green — rgb(195, 249, 205) in RGB and hsl(131, 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 8.29.

What is the RGB value of #C3F9CD?

#C3F9CD is rgb(195, 249, 205) — red 195, green 249, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C3F9CD?

#C3F9CD 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 #C3F9CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C3F9CD scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C3F9CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C3F9CD 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 20.09, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.