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#c4fee2

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

RGB
196, 254, 226
HSL
151°, 97%, 88%
CMYK
23, 0, 11, 0
Luminance
0.8811

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #c4fee2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#c4fee2
Hue
151°
green
Saturation
97%
electric
Lightness
88%
pale
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
92%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8811
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
75/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
18.62:1
Closest name
Aqua Marine
ΔE2000 8.8
Where it sits
Hue151° of 360°
Saturation97%
Lightness88%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool75% 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#c4fee2
RGBrgb(196, 254, 226)
HSLhsl(151, 97%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 11%, 0%)
LABlab(95.2 -23.7 7.5)
LCHlch(95.2 24.8 162.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.950 0.070 163.9)
Decimal12910306
Display P3color(display-p3 0.769 0.996 0.886)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c4fee2;
background-color: #c4fee2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c4fee2] bg-[#c4fee2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c4fee2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.769, green: 0.996, blue: 0.886)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c4fee2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFC4FEE2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(226, 254, 196)

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 #c4fee2 · 18.62:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.13:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 18.62:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #c4fee2 as text scores 1.13:1 on white and 18.62:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c4fee2 on white: 1.13:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c4fee2 on black: 18.62:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FCF6E1
deuteranopia · #F1EEE4
tritanopia · #B8FEF6

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #c4fee2 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.

#F1FDF8
#E4FCF0
#c4fee2
#91FDC9
#59FCAE
#22FB92
#04F17E
#03C969
#03A154
#07743F
#044827
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F1FDF8Darkest = 950 · #044827
:root {
  --brand-50: #F1FDF8;
  --brand-100: #E4FCF0;
  --brand-200: #c4fee2;
  --brand-300: #91FDC9;
  --brand-400: #59FCAE;
  --brand-500: #22FB92;
  --brand-600: #04F17E;
  --brand-700: #03C969;
  --brand-800: #03A154;
  --brand-900: #07743F;
  --brand-950: #044827;
  --brand: #c4fee2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #c4fee2

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#F4FAF7
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDD7
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B74
Captions on the surface
Accent#CC0096
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#027D42
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E6FFF3
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#14241C
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 #c4fee2

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#FEC4E0
Analogous left#C4FEC5
Analogous right#C4FDFE
Split-complement 1#FEC4FD
Split-complement 2#FEC5C4
Triadic 1#E2C4FE
Triadic 2#FEE2C4
Tetradic#C5C4FE

RGB percentages

Red76.9%
Green99.6%
Blue88.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan22.8%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow11.0%
Key (black)0.4%

Color previews

#c4fee2 text on a black background

contrast 18.62:1

Card sample

#c4fee2 text on a white background

contrast 1.13:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c4fee2;
Background color
Panel with #c4fee2 background
background-color: #c4fee2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c4fee2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(196, 254, 226, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(196, 254, 226, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c4fee2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4fee2, #C4F3FE);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c4fee2

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.

#c4fee2 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.

#c4fee2, answered

What color is #c4fee2?

#c4fee2 is a pale electric green, closest to Aqua Marine (ΔE2000 8.8). It sits at 151° on the hue wheel with 97% saturation and 88% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #c4fee2?

rgb(196, 254, 226) — 196 red, 254 green and 226 blue out of 255, or 76.9% / 99.6% / 88.6% by channel.

Is #c4fee2 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8811 and perceived brightness is 92%, so black text on it reaches 18.62:1.

Should I use black or white text on #c4fee2?

Black. It scores 18.62:1 against #c4fee2, versus 1.13:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #c4fee2?

#FEC4E0 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #FEC4FD and #FEC5C4, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #c4fee2?

For interface work: #F4FAF7 as the surface, #C0EDD7 for borders, #4B9B74 for secondary text, #CC0096 as an accent and #027D42 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #C4FEC5 and #C4FDFE stays calm, while #FEC4E0 is the loudest partner.

What is #c4fee2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(23%, 0%, 11%, 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 #c4fee2 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 75 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #C4FECD; nudged cooler, #C3FFF8.

Work with #c4fee2 in the Color Lab