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#c7fac4

a pale, electric green · cool · closest name: Pale Green

RGB
199, 250, 196
HSL
117°, 84%, 88%
CMYK
20, 0, 22, 2
Luminance
0.8450

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #c7fac4 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#c7fac4
Hue
117°
green
Saturation
84%
electric
Lightness
88%
pale
Brightness
98%
HSV value
Perceived
90%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8450
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
61/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
17.90:1
Closest name
Pale Green
ΔE2000 9.2
Where it sits
Hue117° of 360°
Saturation84%
Lightness88%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool61% 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#c7fac4
RGBrgb(199, 250, 196)
HSLhsl(117, 84%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 22%, 2%)
LABlab(93.7 -26.2 20.7)
LCHlch(93.7 33.4 141.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.936 0.089 143.4)
Decimal13105860
Display P3color(display-p3 0.780 0.980 0.769)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c7fac4;
background-color: #c7fac4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c7fac4] bg-[#c7fac4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c7fac4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.780, green: 0.980, blue: 0.769)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c7fac4")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFC7FAC4)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(196, 250, 199)

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 #c7fac4 · 17.90:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.17:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.90:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #c7fac4 as text scores 1.17:1 on white and 17.90:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c7fac4 on white: 1.17:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c7fac4 on black: 17.90:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FDF0C1
deuteranopia · #F4EBC7
tritanopia · #C3F7EB

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #c7fac4 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.

#F3FCF2
#E7FAE6
#c7fac4
#9DF698
#6CF264
#3BED30
#1EE213
#19BC10
#14960D
#136D0E
#0C4409
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F3FCF2Darkest = 950 · #0C4409
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3FCF2;
  --brand-100: #E7FAE6;
  --brand-200: #c7fac4;
  --brand-300: #9DF698;
  --brand-400: #6CF264;
  --brand-500: #3BED30;
  --brand-600: #1EE213;
  --brand-700: #19BC10;
  --brand-800: #14960D;
  --brand-900: #136D0E;
  --brand-950: #0C4409;
  --brand: #c7fac4;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #c7fac4

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#F5FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#C2EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4F9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#890DBF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#10760A
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E9FDE7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#152414
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 #c7fac4

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#F7C4FA
Analogous left#E2FAC4
Analogous right#C4FADC
Split-complement 1#DCC4FA
Split-complement 2#FAC4E2
Triadic 1#C4C7FA
Triadic 2#FAC4C7
Tetradic#C4E2FA

RGB percentages

Red78.0%
Green98.0%
Blue76.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan20.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow21.6%
Key (black)2.0%

Color previews

#c7fac4 text on a black background

contrast 17.90:1

Card sample

#c7fac4 text on a white background

contrast 1.17:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c7fac4;
Background color
Panel with #c7fac4 background
background-color: #c7fac4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c7fac4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(199, 250, 196, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(199, 250, 196, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c7fac4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c7fac4, #C4FAE5);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c7fac4

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.

#c7fac4 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.

#c7fac4, answered

What color is #c7fac4?

#c7fac4 is a pale electric green, closest to Pale Green (ΔE2000 9.2). It sits at 117° on the hue wheel with 84% saturation and 88% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #c7fac4?

rgb(199, 250, 196) — 199 red, 250 green and 196 blue out of 255, or 78% / 98% / 76.9% by channel.

Is #c7fac4 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8450 and perceived brightness is 90%, so black text on it reaches 17.90:1.

Should I use black or white text on #c7fac4?

Black. It scores 17.90:1 against #c7fac4, versus 1.17:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #c7fac4?

#F7C4FA sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #DCC4FA and #FAC4E2, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #c7fac4?

For interface work: #F5FAF4 as the surface, #C2EDC0 for borders, #4F9B4B for secondary text, #890DBF as an accent and #10760A for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #E2FAC4 and #C4FADC stays calm, while #F7C4FA is the loudest partner.

What is #c7fac4 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(20%, 0%, 22%, 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 #c7fac4 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 61 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #DBFAC4; nudged cooler, #C4FBD5.

Work with #c7fac4 in the Color Lab