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#c1fada

a pale, electric green · cool · closest name: Aqua Marine

RGB
193, 250, 218
HSL
146°, 85%, 87%
CMYK
23, 0, 13, 2
Luminance
0.8477

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #c1fada is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#c1fada
Hue
146°
green
Saturation
85%
electric
Lightness
87%
pale
Brightness
98%
HSV value
Perceived
90%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8477
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
73/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
17.95:1
Closest name
Aqua Marine
ΔE2000 8.7
Where it sits
Hue146° of 360°
Saturation85%
Lightness87%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool73% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#c1fada
RGBrgb(193, 250, 218)
HSLhsl(146, 85%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 13%, 2%)
LABlab(93.8 -24.2 9.5)
LCHlch(93.8 26.0 158.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.938 0.072 160.0)
Decimal12712666
Display P3color(display-p3 0.757 0.980 0.855)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c1fada;
background-color: #c1fada;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c1fada] bg-[#c1fada]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c1fada;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.757, green: 0.980, blue: 0.855)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c1fada")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFC1FADA)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(218, 250, 193)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #c1fada · 17.95:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.17:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.95:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #c1fada as text scores 1.17:1 on white and 17.95:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c1fada on white: 1.17:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c1fada on black: 17.95:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F9F1D8
deuteranopia · #EEEADC
tritanopia · #B7F9F1

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #c1fada is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F2FCF7
#E5FAEE
#c1fada
#97F7C1
#63F2A2
#2FEE83
#12E36E
#0FBD5B
#0C9749
#0D6D37
#084423
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F2FCF7Darkest = 950 · #084423
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FCF7;
  --brand-100: #E5FAEE;
  --brand-200: #c1fada;
  --brand-300: #97F7C1;
  --brand-400: #63F2A2;
  --brand-500: #2FEE83;
  --brand-600: #12E36E;
  --brand-700: #0FBD5B;
  --brand-800: #0C9749;
  --brand-900: #0D6D37;
  --brand-950: #084423;
  --brand: #c1fada;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #c1fada

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF7
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDD3
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B6E
Captions on the surface
Accent#C00C9E
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#097639
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E7FDF1
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#14241B
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #c1fada

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#FAC1E1
Analogous left#C5FAC1
Analogous right#C1FAF7
Split-complement 1#F7C1FA
Split-complement 2#FAC1C5
Triadic 1#DAC1FA
Triadic 2#FADAC1
Tetradic#C1C5FA

RGB percentages

Red75.7%
Green98.0%
Blue85.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan22.8%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow12.8%
Key (black)2.0%

Color previews

#c1fada text on a black background

contrast 17.95:1

Card sample

#c1fada text on a white background

contrast 1.17:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c1fada;
Background color
Panel with #c1fada background
background-color: #c1fada;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c1fada;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(193, 250, 218, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(193, 250, 218, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c1fada;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c1fada, #C1F4FA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c1fada

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#c1fada in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#c1fada, answered

What color is #c1fada?

#c1fada is a pale electric green, closest to Aqua Marine (ΔE2000 8.7). It sits at 146° on the hue wheel with 85% saturation and 87% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #c1fada?

rgb(193, 250, 218) — 193 red, 250 green and 218 blue out of 255, or 75.7% / 98% / 85.5% by channel.

Is #c1fada a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8477 and perceived brightness is 90%, so black text on it reaches 17.95:1.

Should I use black or white text on #c1fada?

Black. It scores 17.95:1 against #c1fada, versus 1.17:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #c1fada?

#FAC1E1 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #F7C1FA and #FAC1C5, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #c1fada?

For interface work: #F4FAF7 as the surface, #C0EDD3 for borders, #4B9B6E for secondary text, #C00C9E as an accent and #097639 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #C5FAC1 and #C1FAF7 stays calm, while #FAC1E1 is the loudest partner.

What is #c1fada in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(23%, 0%, 13%, 2%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #c1fada warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 73 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #C1FAC5; nudged cooler, #C0FBEF.

Work with #c1fada in the Color Lab