Recognised as Colour
#C3F0E3
- #C3F0E3
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#C3F0E3 is a cyan with RGB values 195, 240, 227 and HSL 163°, 60%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#C3F0E3#C3F0E3
HEX#C3F0E3
RGBrgb(195, 240, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.9412, 0.8902
RGB percentages76.5%, 94.1%, 89%
HSLhsl(162.7, 60%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.7, 18.8%, 94.1%)
CMYK18.8%, 0%, 5.4%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,841,187
CSS custom property--colour: #C3F0E3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.79468WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.89:1
Contrast with white1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E5E5E5
Inverted#3C0F1C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#F0C3D0
Analogous#C3F0CD, #C3E7F0
Triadic#E3C3F0, #F0E3C3
Split complementary#F0C3E7, #F0CDC3
Tetradic#CDC3F0, #F0C3D0, #E7F0C3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G240
B227
Red195 (76.5%)
Green240 (94.1%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue162.67°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR C3 · G F0 · B E3
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