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#c2cfc3

a light, muted green · neutral · closest name: Light Gray

RGB
194, 207, 195
HSL
125°, 12%, 79%
CMYK
6, 0, 6, 19
Luminance
0.6004

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #c2cfc3 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#c2cfc3
Hue
125°
green
Saturation
12%
muted
Lightness
79%
light
Brightness
81%
HSV value
Perceived
79%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6004
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
55/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Muted
Best ink
Black
13.01:1
Closest name
Light Gray
ΔE2000 8.9
Where it sits
Hue125° of 360°
Saturation12%
Lightness79%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool55% cool

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

Every format

HEX#c2cfc3
RGBrgb(194, 207, 195)
HSLhsl(125, 12%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 19%)
LABlab(81.9 -6.6 4.4)
LCHlch(81.9 8.0 146.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.841 0.022 147.6)
Decimal12767171
Display P3color(display-p3 0.761 0.812 0.765)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c2cfc3;
background-color: #c2cfc3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c2cfc3] bg-[#c2cfc3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c2cfc3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.761, green: 0.812, blue: 0.765)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c2cfc3")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFC2CFC3)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(195, 207, 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 #c2cfc3 · 13.01:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.61:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 13.01:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #c2cfc3 as text scores 1.61:1 on white and 13.01:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c2cfc3 on white: 1.61:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c2cfc3 on black: 13.01:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #CFCCC2
deuteranopia · #CDCBC4
tritanopia · #C1CECB

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #c2cfc3 is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F7F8F7
#EEF1EE
#DAE1DB
#c2cfc3
#A1B5A2
#819C83
#6C896E
#5A725C
#485B49
#364438
#222A23
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F7F8F7Darkest = 950 · #222A23
:root {
  --brand-50: #F7F8F7;
  --brand-100: #EEF1EE;
  --brand-200: #DAE1DB;
  --brand-300: #c2cfc3;
  --brand-400: #A1B5A2;
  --brand-500: #819C83;
  --brand-600: #6C896E;
  --brand-700: #5A725C;
  --brand-800: #485B49;
  --brand-900: #364438;
  --brand-950: #222A23;
  --brand: #c2cfc3;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #c2cfc3

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#F6F8F7
Tinted page background
Border#D1DBD2
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#658067
Captions on the surface
Accent#705676
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#384739
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F1F4F1
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#191F19
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 #c2cfc3

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

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Borders, dividers and quiet backgrounds
  • Long-form reading surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • 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#CFC2CE
Analogous left#C7CFC2
Analogous right#C2CFC9
Split-complement 1#C9C2CF
Split-complement 2#CFC2C7
Triadic 1#C3C2CF
Triadic 2#CFC3C2
Tetradic#C2C7CF

RGB percentages

Red76.1%
Green81.2%
Blue76.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan6.3%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow5.8%
Key (black)18.8%

Color previews

#c2cfc3 text on a black background

contrast 13.01:1

Card sample

#c2cfc3 text on a white background

contrast 1.61:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c2cfc3;
Background color
Panel with #c2cfc3 background
background-color: #c2cfc3;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c2cfc3;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(194, 207, 195, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(194, 207, 195, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c2cfc3;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2cfc3, #C2CFCC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c2cfc3

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.

#c2cfc3 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
BackgroundsBordersBody textDividers
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#c2cfc3, answered

What color is #c2cfc3?

#c2cfc3 is a light muted green, closest to Light Gray (ΔE2000 8.9). It sits at 125° on the hue wheel with 12% saturation and 79% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #c2cfc3?

rgb(194, 207, 195) — 194 red, 207 green and 195 blue out of 255, or 76.1% / 81.2% / 76.5% by channel.

Is #c2cfc3 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6004 and perceived brightness is 79%, so black text on it reaches 13.01:1.

Should I use black or white text on #c2cfc3?

Black. It scores 13.01:1 against #c2cfc3, versus 1.61:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #c2cfc3?

#CFC2CE sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #C9C2CF and #CFC2C7, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #c2cfc3?

For interface work: #F6F8F7 as the surface, #D1DBD2 for borders, #658067 for secondary text, #705676 as an accent and #384739 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #C7CFC2 and #C2CFC9 stays calm, while #CFC2CE is the loudest partner.

What is #c2cfc3 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(6%, 0%, 6%, 19%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #c2cfc3 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 55 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #C6CFC2; nudged cooler, #C1D0C8.

Work with #c2cfc3 in the Color Lab