#C4EEEB Color

#C4EEEB is rgb(196, 238, 235) in RGB, hsl(176, 55%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 1%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Blue (#AFEEEE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C4EEEB

HEX#C4EEEB

RGBrgb(196, 238, 235)

HSLhsl(176, 55%, 85%)

HSVhsv(176, 18%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 1%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(91.9% 0.044 191.1)

LABlab(91.06% -14.48 -3.29)

LCHlch(91.06% 14.85 192.80)

What #C4EEEB 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 #C4EEEB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 7.05 Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 7.18 Water#D4F1F9ΔE 7.41 Light Cyan#E0FFFFΔE 7.88 Pale Mint#D5F5E3ΔE 8.84 Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 11.52

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#C4EEEB Channel Values

How #C4EEEB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 196 · G 238 · B 235	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 176° · S 55% · L 85%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 176° · S 18% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 18% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.25:1 vs white · 16.78:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C4EEEB 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 text16.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C4EEEB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C4EEEB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #C4EEEB

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 #C4EEEB 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#C4EEEB

Protanopia#E8E8EB

Protanomaly#DAEAEB

Deuteranopia#E1E1EC

Deuteranomaly#D6E6EC

Tritanopia#C4EEEE

Tritanomaly#C4EEED

Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

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Using #C4EEEB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c4eeeb: #C4EEEB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C4EEEB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c4eeeb': '#C4EEEB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.769, green: 0.933, blue: 0.922)

Android XML<color name="color_c4eeeb">#C4EEEB</color>

SVG fillfill="#C4EEEB"

More Teal Colors

#C4EEEB sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#C4EEEB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C4EEEB?

#C4EEEB is a lightest teal — rgb(196, 238, 235) in RGB and hsl(176, 55%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Blue (#AFEEEE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.05.

What is the RGB value of #C4EEEB?

#C4EEEB is rgb(196, 238, 235) — red 196, green 238, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C4EEEB?

#C4EEEB converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 1%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C4EEEB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C4EEEB scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C4EEEB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C4EEEB 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 7.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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