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#ccfdb3

a light, electric green · neutral · closest name: Pale Green

RGB
204, 253, 179
HSL
100°, 95%, 85%
CMYK
19, 0, 29, 1
Luminance
0.8634

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #ccfdb3 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#ccfdb3
Hue
100°
green
Saturation
95%
electric
Lightness
85%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
91%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8634
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
54/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
18.27:1
Closest name
Pale Green
ΔE2000 7.4
Where it sits
Hue100° of 360°
Saturation95%
Lightness85%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool54% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#ccfdb3
RGBrgb(204, 253, 179)
HSLhsl(100, 95%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 29%, 1%)
LABlab(94.5 -28.6 30.5)
LCHlch(94.5 41.8 133.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.942 0.109 135.3)
Decimal13434291
Display P3color(display-p3 0.800 0.992 0.702)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ccfdb3;
background-color: #ccfdb3;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ccfdb3] bg-[#ccfdb3]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ccfdb3;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.800, green: 0.992, blue: 0.702)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ccfdb3")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCCFDB3)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(179, 253, 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 #ccfdb3 · 18.27:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.15:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 18.27:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #ccfdb3 as text scores 1.15:1 on white and 18.27:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ccfdb3 on white: 1.15:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ccfdb3 on black: 18.27:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFF2AE
deuteranopia · #FBEEB7
tritanopia · #CCF7EA

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #ccfdb3 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.

#F5FDF1
#ECFBE4
#ccfdb3
#B6FC92
#91FB5B
#6CF924
#55EF06
#47C705
#399F04
#2C7308
#1B4805
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F5FDF1Darkest = 950 · #1B4805
:root {
  --brand-50: #F5FDF1;
  --brand-100: #ECFBE4;
  --brand-200: #ccfdb3;
  --brand-300: #B6FC92;
  --brand-400: #91FB5B;
  --brand-500: #6CF924;
  --brand-600: #55EF06;
  --brand-700: #47C705;
  --brand-800: #399F04;
  --brand-900: #2C7308;
  --brand-950: #1B4805;
  --brand: #ccfdb3;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #ccfdb3

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#F6FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#CFEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#669B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#5400CC
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#2C7C03
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EEFEE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#192414
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 #ccfdb3

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#E4B3FD
Analogous left#F1FDB3
Analogous right#B3FDBF
Split-complement 1#BFB3FD
Split-complement 2#FDB3F1
Triadic 1#B3CCFD
Triadic 2#FDB3CC
Tetradic#B3F1FD

RGB percentages

Red80.0%
Green99.2%
Blue70.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan19.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow29.2%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#ccfdb3 text on a black background

contrast 18.27:1

Card sample

#ccfdb3 text on a white background

contrast 1.15:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ccfdb3;
Background color
Panel with #ccfdb3 background
background-color: #ccfdb3;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ccfdb3;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(204, 253, 179, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(204, 253, 179, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ccfdb3;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccfdb3, #B3FDCB);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ccfdb3

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.

#ccfdb3 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.

#ccfdb3, answered

What color is #ccfdb3?

#ccfdb3 is a light electric green, closest to Pale Green (ΔE2000 7.4). It sits at 100° on the hue wheel with 95% saturation and 85% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #ccfdb3?

rgb(204, 253, 179) — 204 red, 253 green and 179 blue out of 255, or 80% / 99.2% / 70.2% by channel.

Is #ccfdb3 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8634 and perceived brightness is 91%, so black text on it reaches 18.27:1.

Should I use black or white text on #ccfdb3?

Black. It scores 18.27:1 against #ccfdb3, versus 1.15:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #ccfdb3?

#E4B3FD sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #BFB3FD and #FDB3F1, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #ccfdb3?

For interface work: #F6FAF4 as the surface, #CFEDC0 for borders, #669B4B for secondary text, #5400CC as an accent and #2C7C03 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F1FDB3 and #B3FDBF stays calm, while #E4B3FD is the loudest partner.

What is #ccfdb3 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(19%, 0%, 29%, 1%). 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 #ccfdb3 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 54 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #E7FDB3; nudged cooler, #B2FEB4.

Work with #ccfdb3 in the Color Lab