#C4EAE9#C4EAE9
#C4EAE9 is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.765; OKLCH L 91.0% C 0.040 H 194.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C4EAE9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 234, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 48%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 16%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.2%, 0%, 0.4%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.07, -12.47, -3.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.07, 12.98, 196.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(90.97% -0.0383 -0.0099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.97% 0.04 194.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(66.8918, 76.4626, 88.3094) |
| Luminance | 0.7647 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 4.14
Pale Blue
#D0FEFE
ΔE00 4.32
Very Pale Blue
#D6FFFE
ΔE00 4.37
Ice Blue (survey)
#D7FFFE
ΔE00 4.38
Very Light Blue
#D5FFFF
ΔE00 4.39
Really Light Blue
#D4FFFF
ΔE00 4.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C4EAE9 #EAC4C5
analogous
#C4EAD6 #C4EAE9 #C4D8EA
triadic
#C4EAE9 #E9C4EA #EAE9C4
tetradic
#C4EAE9 #D6C4EA #EAC4C5 #D8EAC4
square
#C4EAE9 #D6C4EA #EAC4C5 #D8EAC4
split-complementary
#C4EAE9 #EAC4D8 #EAD6C4
monochromatic
#6ACAC7 #97DAD8 #C4EAE9 #E8F7F7 #E8F7F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.29
#C4EAE9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.29
#C4EAE9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #C4EAE9
16.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C4EAE9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C4EAE9 | 1.00 | 1.29 | 16.29 | 16.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E5E6E9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DDE0E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9EDEA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c4eae9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 234, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.0% 0.040 194.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6f0f0',
500: '#c4eae9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c4eae9; $custom-light: #d6f0f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c4eae9",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 234,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.421,
"s": 47.5,
"l": 84.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.90973,
"c": 0.03952,
"h": 194.5
},
"luminance": 0.76465
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C4EAE9
secondary
#C68D8E
accent
#2B2FBB
background
#FEFFFF
surface
#FBFEFE
border
#D4D6D6
text
#141616
muted
#838585