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#C7EFAE Color

#C7EFAE is rgb(199, 239, 174) in RGB, hsl(97, 67%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 27%, 6%) 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 8.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C7EFAE
HEX#C7EFAE
RGBrgb(199, 239, 174)
HSLhsl(97, 67%, 81%)
HSVhsv(97, 27%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 27%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(90.8% 0.096 133.7)
LABlab(90.39% -21.98 27.11)
LCHlch(90.39% 34.90 129.03)

What #C7EFAE 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 #C7EFAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 8.92Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 9.05Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.21Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 10.4Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 11.88Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 14.64

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

#C7EFAE Channel Values

How #C7EFAE 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 199 · G 239 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 67% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 27% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 27% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.28:1 vs white · 16.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C7EFAE 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 text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C7EFAE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C7EFAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C7EFAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C7EFAE
Complementary
#D6AEEF
Analogous
#E7EFAE
Analogous
#AEEFB6
Triadic
#AEC7EF
Triadic
#EFAEC7
Split comp.
#B6AEEF
Split comp.
#EFAEE7

Tints & Shades of #C7EFAE

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

#CDF1B7
#D6F3C3
#DCF5CC
#E4F7D9
#EAF9E1
#F3FCEE

Shades

#A7E67F
#86DC50
#67CC28
#509E1F
#386F16
#20400D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C7EFAE.

How #C7EFAE 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#C7EFAE
Protanopia#E9E9AE
Protanomaly#DCEBAE
Deuteranopia#E3E3AF
Deuteranomaly#D8E8AF
Tritanopia#CFE8E8
Tritanomaly#CCEBD3
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C7EFAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c7efae: #C7EFAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C7EFAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c7efae': '#C7EFAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.937, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_c7efae">#C7EFAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#C7EFAE"

More Green Colors

#C7EFAE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C7EFAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C7EFAE?

#C7EFAE is a lightest green — rgb(199, 239, 174) in RGB and hsl(97, 67%, 81%) 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 8.92.

What is the RGB value of #C7EFAE?

#C7EFAE is rgb(199, 239, 174) — red 199, green 239, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C7EFAE?

#C7EFAE converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 27%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C7EFAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C7EFAE scores 1.28:1 against white and 16.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C7EFAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C7EFAE 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 palegoldenrod (#EEE8AA) at a CIE76 distance of 17.63, which is visibly different.

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