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#ccf8da

a pale, electric green · cool · closest name: Honey Dew

RGB
204, 248, 218
HSL
139°, 76%, 89%
CMYK
18, 0, 12, 3
Luminance
0.8503

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #ccf8da is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#ccf8da
Hue
139°
green
Saturation
76%
electric
Lightness
89%
pale
Brightness
97%
HSV value
Perceived
91%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8503
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
70/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
18.01:1
Closest name
Honey Dew
ΔE2000 9.6
Where it sits
Hue139° of 360°
Saturation76%
Lightness89%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool70% 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#ccf8da
RGBrgb(204, 248, 218)
HSLhsl(139, 76%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 12%, 3%)
LABlab(93.9 -19.8 9.8)
LCHlch(93.9 22.1 153.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.940 0.061 155.3)
Decimal13433050
Display P3color(display-p3 0.800 0.973 0.855)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ccf8da;
background-color: #ccf8da;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ccf8da] bg-[#ccf8da]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ccf8da;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.800, green: 0.973, blue: 0.855)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ccf8da")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCCF8DA)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(218, 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 #ccf8da · 18.01:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.17:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 18.01:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #ccf8da as text scores 1.17:1 on white and 18.01:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ccf8da on white: 1.17:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ccf8da on black: 18.01:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F8F1D8
deuteranopia · #F0EBDC
tritanopia · #C5F7EF

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #ccf8da 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.

#F3FCF6
#E7F9EC
#ccf8da
#9CF1B7
#6BEB94
#3AE470
#1DD759
#19B34A
#14903B
#12682E
#0C411D
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F3FCF6Darkest = 950 · #0C411D
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3FCF6;
  --brand-100: #E7F9EC;
  --brand-200: #ccf8da;
  --brand-300: #9CF1B7;
  --brand-400: #6BEB94;
  --brand-500: #3AE470;
  --brand-600: #1DD759;
  --brand-700: #19B34A;
  --brand-800: #14903B;
  --brand-900: #12682E;
  --brand-950: #0C411D;
  --brand: #ccf8da;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #ccf8da

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#C0EDCE
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B64
Captions on the surface
Accent#B715AC
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#0F702E
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E9FCEF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142419
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 #ccf8da

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#F8CCEA
Analogous left#D4F8CC
Analogous right#CCF8F0
Split-complement 1#F0CCF8
Split-complement 2#F8CCD4
Triadic 1#DACCF8
Triadic 2#F8DACC
Tetradic#CCD4F8

RGB percentages

Red80.0%
Green97.3%
Blue85.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan17.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow12.1%
Key (black)2.7%

Color previews

#ccf8da text on a black background

contrast 18.01:1

Card sample

#ccf8da text on a white background

contrast 1.17:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ccf8da;
Background color
Panel with #ccf8da background
background-color: #ccf8da;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ccf8da;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(204, 248, 218, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(204, 248, 218, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ccf8da;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccf8da, #CCF8F7);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ccf8da

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.

#ccf8da 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.

#ccf8da, answered

What color is #ccf8da?

#ccf8da is a pale electric green, closest to Honey Dew (ΔE2000 9.6). It sits at 139° on the hue wheel with 76% saturation and 89% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #ccf8da?

rgb(204, 248, 218) — 204 red, 248 green and 218 blue out of 255, or 80% / 97.3% / 85.5% by channel.

Is #ccf8da a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8503 and perceived brightness is 91%, so black text on it reaches 18.01:1.

Should I use black or white text on #ccf8da?

Black. It scores 18.01:1 against #ccf8da, versus 1.17:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #ccf8da?

#F8CCEA sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #F0CCF8 and #F8CCD4, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #ccf8da?

For interface work: #F4FAF6 as the surface, #C0EDCE for borders, #4B9B64 for secondary text, #B715AC as an accent and #0F702E for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #D4F8CC and #CCF8F0 stays calm, while #F8CCEA is the loudest partner.

What is #ccf8da in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(18%, 0%, 12%, 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 #ccf8da warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 70 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #CEF8CC; nudged cooler, #CBF9EA.

Work with #ccf8da in the Color Lab