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#c2fec8

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

RGB
194, 254, 200
HSL
126°, 97%, 88%
CMYK
24, 0, 21, 0
Luminance
0.8652

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #c2fec8 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#c2fec8
Hue
126°
green
Saturation
97%
electric
Lightness
88%
pale
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
91%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8652
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
65/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
18.30:1
Closest name
Pale Green
ΔE2000 8.9
Where it sits
Hue126° of 360°
Saturation97%
Lightness88%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool65% 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#c2fec8
RGBrgb(194, 254, 200)
HSLhsl(126, 97%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 21%, 0%)
LABlab(94.5 -29.0 19.8)
LCHlch(94.5 35.1 145.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.943 0.094 147.4)
Decimal12779208
Display P3color(display-p3 0.761 0.996 0.784)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c2fec8;
background-color: #c2fec8;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c2fec8] bg-[#c2fec8]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c2fec8;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.761, green: 0.996, blue: 0.784)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c2fec8")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFC2FEC8)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(200, 254, 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 #c2fec8 · 18.30:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.15:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 18.30:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #c2fec8 as text scores 1.15:1 on white and 18.30:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c2fec8 on white: 1.15:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c2fec8 on black: 18.30:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFF3C5
deuteranopia · #F6EDCB
tritanopia · #BBFBEF

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #c2fec8 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.

#F1FDF3
#E4FCE6
#c2fec8
#91FD9B
#59FC6A
#22FB38
#04F11C
#03C917
#03A112
#077412
#04480B
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F1FDF3Darkest = 950 · #04480B
:root {
  --brand-50: #F1FDF3;
  --brand-100: #E4FCE6;
  --brand-200: #c2fec8;
  --brand-300: #91FD9B;
  --brand-400: #59FC6A;
  --brand-500: #22FB38;
  --brand-600: #04F11C;
  --brand-700: #03C917;
  --brand-800: #03A112;
  --brand-900: #077412;
  --brand-950: #04480B;
  --brand: #c2fec8;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #c2fec8

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#C0EDC4
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B53
Captions on the surface
Accent#AE00CC
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#027D0E
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E6FFE8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142415
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 #c2fec8

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#FEC2F8
Analogous left#DAFEC2
Analogous right#C2FEE6
Split-complement 1#E6C2FE
Split-complement 2#FEC2DA
Triadic 1#C8C2FE
Triadic 2#FEC8C2
Tetradic#C2DAFE

RGB percentages

Red76.1%
Green99.6%
Blue78.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan23.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow21.3%
Key (black)0.4%

Color previews

#c2fec8 text on a black background

contrast 18.30:1

Card sample

#c2fec8 text on a white background

contrast 1.15:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c2fec8;
Background color
Panel with #c2fec8 background
background-color: #c2fec8;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c2fec8;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(194, 254, 200, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(194, 254, 200, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c2fec8;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2fec8, #C2FEF0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c2fec8

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.

#c2fec8 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.

#c2fec8, answered

What color is #c2fec8?

#c2fec8 is a pale electric green, closest to Pale Green (ΔE2000 8.9). It sits at 126° on the hue wheel with 97% saturation and 88% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #c2fec8?

rgb(194, 254, 200) — 194 red, 254 green and 200 blue out of 255, or 76.1% / 99.6% / 78.4% by channel.

Is #c2fec8 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8652 and perceived brightness is 91%, so black text on it reaches 18.30:1.

Should I use black or white text on #c2fec8?

Black. It scores 18.30:1 against #c2fec8, versus 1.15:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #c2fec8?

#FEC2F8 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #E6C2FE and #FEC2DA, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #c2fec8?

For interface work: #F4FAF5 as the surface, #C0EDC4 for borders, #4B9B53 for secondary text, #AE00CC as an accent and #027D0E for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #DAFEC2 and #C2FEE6 stays calm, while #FEC2F8 is the loudest partner.

What is #c2fec8 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(24%, 0%, 21%, 0%). 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 #c2fec8 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 65 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D2FEC2; nudged cooler, #C1FFDE.

Work with #c2fec8 in the Color Lab