#C1F9EA
Closest named color: Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4). oklch(94% 0.06 176.7), rgb(193, 249, 234).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (18.00:1).
About this color
#C1F9EA is a very light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 94%, its chroma 0.060 and its hue 177°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 18.00:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | very light (94%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.060) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4) |
| Black text | 18.00:1 |
| White text | 1.16:1 |
Values
| HEX | #C1F9EA |
| RGB | rgb(193, 249, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 82%, 87%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(94% 0.06 176.7) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #C1F9EA | 1.16:1 | Fails | Lc -9.3 | Not readable |
| Black text on #C1F9EA | 18.00:1 | AAA | Lc 95.7 | Preferred for body text |
| #C1F9EA text on white | 1.16:1 | Fails | Lc 7.9 | Not readable |
| #C1F9EA text on black | 18.00:1 | AAA | Lc -96.4 | Preferred for body text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 100.
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Step 50
50
#EFF8F5
oklch(97.2% 0.01 174.3)
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Step 100
100 (this color)
#C1F9EA
oklch(94% 0.06 176.7)
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Step 200
200
#BCE3D8
oklch(88.5% 0.043 176.3)
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Step 300
300
#89D1BF
oklch(80.8% 0.077 176.7)
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Step 400
400
#26B99F
oklch(70.6% 0.123 177.1)
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Step 500
500
#00A088
oklch(63.1% 0.117 177)
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Step 600
600
#008772
oklch(55.7% 0.104 176.6)
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Step 700
700
#00715F
oklch(49% 0.091 176.5)
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Step 800
800
#005D4E
oklch(42.8% 0.079 176.7)
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Step 900
900
#004D41
oklch(37.6% 0.069 177.7)
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Step 950
950
#002E26
oklch(26.9% 0.05 177.5)
#C1F9EA with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #F5F2E9 | 0.064 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #EAEAEB | 0.061 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #B3FBF4 | 0.018 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #EDEDED | 0.061 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #C1F9EA
#C1F9EA
oklch(94% 0.06 176.7)
- #FFE2EB
#FFE2EB
oklch(93.9% 0.034 357)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #C1F9EA, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Duck Egg Blue #C3FBF4 ΔE 0.014
- Pale Aqua #B8FFEB ΔE 0.017
- Eggshell Blue #C4FFF7 ΔE 0.021
- Pale Cyan #B7FFFA ΔE 0.023
- Light Light Blue #CAFFFB ΔE 0.027
- Pale Sky Blue #BDF6FE ΔE 0.031
- Pale Blue #D0FEFE ΔE 0.034
- Ice #D6FFFA ΔE 0.036
Use #C1F9EA in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.