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#ccf8cb

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

RGB
204, 248, 203
HSL
119°, 76%, 88%
CMYK
18, 0, 18, 3
Luminance
0.8428

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #ccf8cb is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#ccf8cb
Hue
119°
green
Saturation
76%
electric
Lightness
88%
pale
Brightness
97%
HSV value
Perceived
90%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8428
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
62/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
17.86:1
Closest name
Pale Green
ΔE2000 11.3
Where it sits
Hue119° of 360°
Saturation76%
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#ccf8cb
RGBrgb(204, 248, 203)
HSLhsl(119, 76%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 18%, 3%)
LABlab(93.6 -22.4 17.0)
LCHlch(93.6 28.1 142.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.936 0.075 144.4)
Decimal13433035
Display P3color(display-p3 0.800 0.973 0.796)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ccf8cb;
background-color: #ccf8cb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ccf8cb] bg-[#ccf8cb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ccf8cb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.800, green: 0.973, blue: 0.796)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ccf8cb")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCCF8CB)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(203, 248, 204)

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 #ccf8cb · 17.86:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.18:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.86:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #ccf8cb as text scores 1.18:1 on white and 17.86:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ccf8cb on white: 1.18:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ccf8cb on black: 17.86:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FAEFC8
deuteranopia · #F3EBCD
tritanopia · #C8F5EB

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #ccf8cb 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.

#F3FCF3
#E7F9E7
#ccf8cb
#9EF29C
#6DEB6B
#3DE439
#21D81D
#1CB418
#169013
#146812
#0D410B
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F3FCF3Darkest = 950 · #0D410B
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3FCF3;
  --brand-100: #E7F9E7;
  --brand-200: #ccf8cb;
  --brand-300: #9EF29C;
  --brand-400: #6DEB6B;
  --brand-500: #3DE439;
  --brand-600: #21D81D;
  --brand-700: #1CB418;
  --brand-800: #169013;
  --brand-900: #146812;
  --brand-950: #0D410B;
  --brand: #ccf8cb;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #ccf8cb

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#4C9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#8A15B7
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#11700F
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E9FCE9
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 #ccf8cb

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#F7CBF8
Analogous left#E2F8CB
Analogous right#CBF8E0
Split-complement 1#E0CBF8
Split-complement 2#F8CBE2
Triadic 1#CBCCF8
Triadic 2#F8CBCC
Tetradic#CBE2F8

RGB percentages

Red80.0%
Green97.3%
Blue79.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan17.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow18.1%
Key (black)2.7%

Color previews

#ccf8cb text on a black background

contrast 17.86:1

Card sample

#ccf8cb text on a white background

contrast 1.18:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ccf8cb;
Background color
Panel with #ccf8cb background
background-color: #ccf8cb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ccf8cb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(204, 248, 203, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(204, 248, 203, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ccf8cb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccf8cb, #CBF8E8);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ccf8cb

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.

#ccf8cb 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.

#ccf8cb, answered

What color is #ccf8cb?

#ccf8cb is a pale electric green, closest to Pale Green (ΔE2000 11.3). It sits at 119° on the hue wheel with 76% saturation and 88% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #ccf8cb?

rgb(204, 248, 203) — 204 red, 248 green and 203 blue out of 255, or 80% / 97.3% / 79.6% by channel.

Is #ccf8cb a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8428 and perceived brightness is 90%, so black text on it reaches 17.86:1.

Should I use black or white text on #ccf8cb?

Black. It scores 17.86:1 against #ccf8cb, versus 1.18:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #ccf8cb?

#F7CBF8 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #E0CBF8 and #F8CBE2, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #ccf8cb?

For interface work: #F4FAF4 as the surface, #C1EDC0 for borders, #4C9B4B for secondary text, #8A15B7 as an accent and #11700F for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #E2F8CB and #CBF8E0 stays calm, while #F7CBF8 is the loudest partner.

What is #ccf8cb in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(18%, 0%, 18%, 3%). 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 #ccf8cb 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 #DCF8CB; nudged cooler, #CAF9DA.

Work with #ccf8cb in the Color Lab