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#c2ffc0

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

RGB
194, 255, 192
HSL
118°, 100%, 88%
CMYK
24, 0, 25, 0
Luminance
0.8680

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #c2ffc0 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#c2ffc0
Hue
118°
green
Saturation
100%
electric
Lightness
88%
pale
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
91%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8680
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
62/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
18.36:1
Closest name
Pale Green
ΔE2000 7.3
Where it sits
Hue118° of 360°
Saturation100%
Lightness88%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool62% 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#c2ffc0
RGBrgb(194, 255, 192)
HSLhsl(118, 100%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 25%, 0%)
LABlab(94.7 -30.8 24.1)
LCHlch(94.7 39.1 142.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.943 0.104 143.9)
Decimal12779456
Display P3color(display-p3 0.761 1.000 0.753)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c2ffc0;
background-color: #c2ffc0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c2ffc0] bg-[#c2ffc0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c2ffc0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.761, green: 1.000, blue: 0.753)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c2ffc0")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFC2FFC0)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(192, 255, 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 #c2ffc0 · 18.36:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.14:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 18.36:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #c2ffc0 as text scores 1.14:1 on white and 18.36:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c2ffc0 on white: 1.14:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c2ffc0 on black: 18.36:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFF3BC
deuteranopia · #F8EDC3
tritanopia · #BDFBEE

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #c2ffc0 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.

#F1FEF1
#E4FCE3
#c2ffc0
#92FF8F
#5CFF57
#26FF1F
#08F500
#06CC00
#05A300
#087605
#054903
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F1FEF1Darkest = 950 · #054903
:root {
  --brand-50: #F1FEF1;
  --brand-100: #E4FCE3;
  --brand-200: #c2ffc0;
  --brand-300: #92FF8F;
  --brand-400: #5CFF57;
  --brand-500: #26FF1F;
  --brand-600: #08F500;
  --brand-700: #06CC00;
  --brand-800: #05A300;
  --brand-900: #087605;
  --brand-950: #054903;
  --brand: #c2ffc0;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #c2ffc0

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#F4FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#C1EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4D9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#9200CC
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#048000
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E6FFE5
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142414
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 #c2ffc0

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#FDC0FF
Analogous left#E1FFC0
Analogous right#C0FFDD
Split-complement 1#DDC0FF
Split-complement 2#FFC0E1
Triadic 1#C0C2FF
Triadic 2#FFC0C2
Tetradic#C0E1FF

RGB percentages

Red76.1%
Green100.0%
Blue75.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan23.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow24.7%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#c2ffc0 text on a black background

contrast 18.36:1

Card sample

#c2ffc0 text on a white background

contrast 1.14:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c2ffc0;
Background color
Panel with #c2ffc0 background
background-color: #c2ffc0;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c2ffc0;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(194, 255, 192, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(194, 255, 192, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c2ffc0;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2ffc0, #C0FFE8);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c2ffc0

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.

#c2ffc0 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.

#c2ffc0, answered

What color is #c2ffc0?

#c2ffc0 is a pale electric green, closest to Pale Green (ΔE2000 7.3). It sits at 118° on the hue wheel with 100% saturation and 88% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #c2ffc0?

rgb(194, 255, 192) — 194 red, 255 green and 192 blue out of 255, or 76.1% / 100% / 75.3% by channel.

Is #c2ffc0 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8680 and perceived brightness is 91%, so black text on it reaches 18.36:1.

Should I use black or white text on #c2ffc0?

Black. It scores 18.36:1 against #c2ffc0, versus 1.14:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #c2ffc0?

#FDC0FF sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #DDC0FF and #FFC0E1, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #c2ffc0?

For interface work: #F4FAF4 as the surface, #C1EDC0 for borders, #4D9B4B for secondary text, #9200CC as an accent and #048000 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #E1FFC0 and #C0FFDD stays calm, while #FDC0FF is the loudest partner.

What is #c2ffc0 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(24%, 0%, 25%, 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 #c2ffc0 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 62 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #D9FFC0; nudged cooler, #C0FFD5.

Work with #c2ffc0 in the Color Lab