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#C4EEDE Color

#C4EEDE is rgb(196, 238, 222) in RGB, hsl(157, 55%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 7%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Mint (#D5F5E3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C4EEDE
HEX#C4EEDE
RGBrgb(196, 238, 222)
HSLhsl(157, 55%, 85%)
HSVhsv(157, 18%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 7%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(91.5% 0.049 170.1)
LABlab(90.78% -16.42 3.03)
LCHlch(90.78% 16.70 169.53)

What #C4EEDE 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 #C4EEDE, 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.

#C4EEDE Channel Values

How #C4EEDE 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 196 · G 238 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 55% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 18% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C4EEDE 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C4EEDE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C4EEDE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #C4EEDE

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

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How #C4EEDE 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#C4EEDE
Protanopia#E8E8DE
Protanomaly#DAEADE
Deuteranopia#E1E1DF
Deuteranomaly#D6E6DF
Tritanopia#C6ECEC
Tritanomaly#C6EDE7
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

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Using #C4EEDE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c4eede: #C4EEDE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C4EEDE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c4eede': '#C4EEDE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.769, green: 0.933, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_c4eede">#C4EEDE</color>
SVG fillfill="#C4EEDE"

More Green Colors

#C4EEDE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C4EEDE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C4EEDE?

#C4EEDE is a lightest green — rgb(196, 238, 222) in RGB and hsl(157, 55%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Mint (#D5F5E3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.8.

What is the RGB value of #C4EEDE?

#C4EEDE is rgb(196, 238, 222) — red 196, green 238, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C4EEDE?

#C4EEDE converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 7%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C4EEDE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C4EEDE scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C4EEDE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C4EEDE 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 paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 10.65, which is visibly different.

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