#C3FFFF
Closest named color: Light Light Blue (#CAFFFB). oklch(96% 0.06 196.2), rgb(195, 255, 255).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (19.06:1).
About this color
#C3FFFF is a very light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 96%, its chroma 0.060 and its hue 196°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Light Blue (#CAFFFB), ΔE 0.009 away. Black text reads best on it, at 19.06:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | very light (96%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.060) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Light Light Blue (#CAFFFB) |
| Black text | 19.06:1 |
| White text | 1.10:1 |
Values
| HEX | #C3FFFF |
| RGB | rgb(195, 255, 255) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 100%, 88%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(96% 0.06 196.2) |
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 #C3FFFF | 1.10:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| Black text on #C3FFFF | 19.06:1 | AAA | Lc 99.4 | Preferred for body text |
| #C3FFFF text on white | 1.10:1 | Fails | Lc 0.0 | Not readable |
| #C3FFFF text on black | 19.06:1 | AAA | Lc -100.6 | 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 50.
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Step 50
50 (this color)
#C3FFFF
oklch(96% 0.06 196.2)
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Step 100
100
#DAEFEF
oklch(93.7% 0.022 196.8)
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Step 200
200
#B9E2E2
oklch(88.4% 0.043 196.4)
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Step 300
300
#82D1D1
oklch(81% 0.078 195.7)
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Step 400
400
#00B7B9
oklch(70.6% 0.12 196.2)
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Step 500
500
#009D9F
oklch(63.1% 0.107 196.4)
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Step 600
600
#008486
oklch(55.6% 0.095 196.7)
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Step 700
700
#006F70
oklch(49.1% 0.084 195.9)
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Step 800
800
#005B5C
oklch(42.7% 0.073 196.1)
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Step 900
900
#004C4D
oklch(37.8% 0.064 196.3)
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Step 950
950
#002D2E
oklch(27% 0.046 197.1)
#C3FFFF 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) | #F7F9FF | 0.063 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #EBF0FF | 0.058 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #AFFFFF | 0.021 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #F4F4F4 | 0.060 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #C3FFFF
#C3FFFF
oklch(96% 0.06 196.2)
- #FFEDED
#FFEDED
oklch(96% 0.02 17.5)
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 #C3FFFF, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Light Blue #CAFFFB ΔE 0.009
- Eggshell Blue #C4FFF7 ΔE 0.011
- Pale Blue #D0FEFE ΔE 0.014
- Duck Egg Blue #C3FBF4 ΔE 0.015
- Pale Cyan #B7FFFA ΔE 0.015
- Really Light Blue #D4FFFF ΔE 0.019
- Very Light Blue #D5FFFF ΔE 0.020
- Very Pale Blue #D6FFFE ΔE 0.021
Use #C3FFFF 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.