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#c2f1c9

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

RGB
194, 241, 201
HSL
129°, 63%, 85%
CMYK
20, 0, 17, 6
Luminance
0.7860

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #c2f1c9 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#c2f1c9
Hue
129°
green
Saturation
63%
vivid
Lightness
85%
pale
Brightness
95%
HSV value
Perceived
88%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7860
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
66/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
16.72:1
Closest name
Aqua Marine
ΔE2000 10.5
Where it sits
Hue129° of 360°
Saturation63%
Lightness85%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool66% 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#c2f1c9
RGBrgb(194, 241, 201)
HSLhsl(129, 63%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 17%, 6%)
LABlab(91.0 -22.6 14.4)
LCHlch(91.0 26.8 147.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.915 0.073 149.1)
Decimal12775881
Display P3color(display-p3 0.761 0.945 0.788)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c2f1c9;
background-color: #c2f1c9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c2f1c9] bg-[#c2f1c9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c2f1c9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.761, green: 0.945, blue: 0.788)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c2f1c9")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFC2F1C9)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(201, 241, 194)

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 #c2f1c9 · 16.72:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.26:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.72:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #c2f1c9 as text scores 1.26:1 on white and 16.72:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c2f1c9 on white: 1.26:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c2f1c9 on black: 16.72:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F2E9C7
deuteranopia · #EAE3CB
tritanopia · #BCEFE6

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #c2f1c9 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.

#F4FBF5
#E8F7EA
#c2f1c9
#A4EAAE
#76E086
#48D55D
#2EC744
#26A639
#1E852E
#1A6124
#103C17
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F4FBF5Darkest = 950 · #103C17
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4FBF5;
  --brand-100: #E8F7EA;
  --brand-200: #c2f1c9;
  --brand-300: #A4EAAE;
  --brand-400: #76E086;
  --brand-500: #48D55D;
  --brand-600: #2EC744;
  --brand-700: #26A639;
  --brand-800: #1E852E;
  --brand-900: #1A6124;
  --brand-950: #103C17;
  --brand: #c2f1c9;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #c2f1c9

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#F4FAF5
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDC6
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B57
Captions on the surface
Accent#9A21AB
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#186824
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EAFAED
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142416
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 #c2f1c9

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#F1C2EA
Analogous left#D3F1C2
Analogous right#C2F1E0
Split-complement 1#E0C2F1
Split-complement 2#F1C2D3
Triadic 1#C9C2F1
Triadic 2#F1C9C2
Tetradic#C2D3F1

RGB percentages

Red76.1%
Green94.5%
Blue78.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan19.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow16.6%
Key (black)5.5%

Color previews

#c2f1c9 text on a black background

contrast 16.72:1

Card sample

#c2f1c9 text on a white background

contrast 1.26:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c2f1c9;
Background color
Panel with #c2f1c9 background
background-color: #c2f1c9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c2f1c9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(194, 241, 201, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(194, 241, 201, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c2f1c9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2f1c9, #C2F1E8);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c2f1c9

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.

#c2f1c9 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

Very light tints can drop out on uncoated stock; check it at 100% size before signing off.

#c2f1c9, answered

What color is #c2f1c9?

#c2f1c9 is a pale vivid green, closest to Aqua Marine (ΔE2000 10.5). It sits at 129° on the hue wheel with 63% saturation and 85% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #c2f1c9?

rgb(194, 241, 201) — 194 red, 241 green and 201 blue out of 255, or 76.1% / 94.5% / 78.8% by channel.

Is #c2f1c9 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7860 and perceived brightness is 88%, so black text on it reaches 16.72:1.

Should I use black or white text on #c2f1c9?

Black. It scores 16.72:1 against #c2f1c9, versus 1.26:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #c2f1c9?

#F1C2EA sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #E0C2F1 and #F1C2D3, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #c2f1c9?

For interface work: #F4FAF5 as the surface, #C0EDC6 for borders, #4B9B57 for secondary text, #9A21AB as an accent and #186824 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #D3F1C2 and #C2F1E0 stays calm, while #F1C2EA is the loudest partner.

What is #c2f1c9 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(20%, 0%, 17%, 6%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #c2f1c9 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 66 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #CCF1C2; nudged cooler, #C1F2DA.

Work with #c2f1c9 in the Color Lab