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#c2facf

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

RGB
194, 250, 207
HSL
134°, 85%, 87%
CMYK
22, 0, 17, 2
Luminance
0.8435

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #c2facf is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#c2facf
Hue
134°
green
Saturation
85%
electric
Lightness
87%
pale
Brightness
98%
HSV value
Perceived
90%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8435
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
68/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
17.87:1
Closest name
Aqua Marine
ΔE2000 9.2
Where it sits
Hue134° of 360°
Saturation85%
Lightness87%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool68% 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#c2facf
RGBrgb(194, 250, 207)
HSLhsl(134, 85%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 17%, 2%)
LABlab(93.6 -25.9 14.9)
LCHlch(93.6 29.9 150.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.935 0.081 151.7)
Decimal12778191
Display P3color(display-p3 0.761 0.980 0.812)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c2facf;
background-color: #c2facf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c2facf] bg-[#c2facf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c2facf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.761, green: 0.980, blue: 0.812)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c2facf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFC2FACF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(207, 250, 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 #c2facf · 17.87:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.18:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.87:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #c2facf as text scores 1.18:1 on white and 17.87:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c2facf on white: 1.18:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c2facf on black: 17.87:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FBF0CD
deuteranopia · #F1EAD1
tritanopia · #BAF8EE

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #c2facf 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.

#F2FCF5
#E5FAEA
#c2facf
#97F6AD
#63F285
#30EE5C
#13E243
#10BC38
#0C972C
#0D6D24
#084416
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F2FCF5Darkest = 950 · #084416
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FCF5;
  --brand-100: #E5FAEA;
  --brand-200: #c2facf;
  --brand-300: #97F6AD;
  --brand-400: #63F285;
  --brand-500: #30EE5C;
  --brand-600: #13E243;
  --brand-700: #10BC38;
  --brand-800: #0C972C;
  --brand-900: #0D6D24;
  --brand-950: #084416;
  --brand: #c2facf;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #c2facf

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#F4FAF6
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDCA
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B5D
Captions on the surface
Accent#BD0CC0
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#0A7623
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E7FDEC
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142418
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 #c2facf

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#FAC2ED
Analogous left#D1FAC2
Analogous right#C2FAEB
Split-complement 1#EBC2FA
Split-complement 2#FAC2D1
Triadic 1#CFC2FA
Triadic 2#FACFC2
Tetradic#C2D1FA

RGB percentages

Red76.1%
Green98.0%
Blue81.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan22.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow17.2%
Key (black)2.0%

Color previews

#c2facf text on a black background

contrast 17.87:1

Card sample

#c2facf text on a white background

contrast 1.18:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c2facf;
Background color
Panel with #c2facf background
background-color: #c2facf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c2facf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(194, 250, 207, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(194, 250, 207, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c2facf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2facf, #C2FAF4);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c2facf

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.

#c2facf 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.

#c2facf, answered

What color is #c2facf?

#c2facf is a pale electric green, closest to Aqua Marine (ΔE2000 9.2). It sits at 134° on the hue wheel with 85% saturation and 87% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #c2facf?

rgb(194, 250, 207) — 194 red, 250 green and 207 blue out of 255, or 76.1% / 98% / 81.2% by channel.

Is #c2facf a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8435 and perceived brightness is 90%, so black text on it reaches 17.87:1.

Should I use black or white text on #c2facf?

Black. It scores 17.87:1 against #c2facf, versus 1.18:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #c2facf?

#FAC2ED sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #EBC2FA and #FAC2D1, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #c2facf?

For interface work: #F4FAF6 as the surface, #C0EDCA for borders, #4B9B5D for secondary text, #BD0CC0 as an accent and #0A7623 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #D1FAC2 and #C2FAEB stays calm, while #FAC2ED is the loudest partner.

What is #c2facf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(22%, 0%, 17%, 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 #c2facf warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 68 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #CAFAC2; nudged cooler, #C2FBE4.

Work with #c2facf in the Color Lab