#CCF4E5
Closest named color: Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4). oklch(93.5% 0.046 170.6), rgb(204, 244, 229).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (17.63:1).
About this color
#CCF4E5 is a very light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 93%, its chroma 0.046 and its hue 171°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 17.63:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | very light (93%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.046) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Duck Egg Blue (#C3FBF4) |
| Black text | 17.63:1 |
| White text | 1.19:1 |
Values
| HEX | #CCF4E5 |
| RGB | rgb(204, 244, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(158, 65%, 88%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.5% 0.046 170.6) |
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 #CCF4E5 | 1.19:1 | Fails | Lc -10.8 | Not readable |
| Black text on #CCF4E5 | 17.63:1 | AAA | Lc 94.3 | Preferred for body text |
| #CCF4E5 text on white | 1.19:1 | Fails | Lc 9.2 | Not readable |
| #CCF4E5 text on black | 17.63:1 | AAA | Lc -95.0 | 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
#F1F7F5
oklch(97.1% 0.007 174.4)
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Step 100
100 (this color)
#CCF4E5
oklch(93.5% 0.046 170.6)
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Step 200
200
#C5E1D6
oklch(88.6% 0.033 169.9)
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Step 300
300
#9BCEBB
oklch(81% 0.06 169.9)
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Step 400
400
#5DB498
oklch(70.8% 0.095 170.3)
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Step 500
500
#12A07F
oklch(63% 0.12 170.8)
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Step 600
600
#00876A
oklch(55.5% 0.109 170.8)
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Step 700
700
#007259
oklch(49.1% 0.097 170.7)
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Step 800
800
#005D48
oklch(42.6% 0.084 170.6)
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Step 900
900
#004E3C
oklch(37.7% 0.074 170.6)
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Step 950
950
#042E23
oklch(27% 0.049 170.9)
#CCF4E5 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) | #F1EEE4 | 0.047 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #EAE9E6 | 0.045 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C3F5EF | 0.015 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #EBEBEB | 0.046 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #CCF4E5
#CCF4E5
oklch(93.5% 0.046 170.6)
- #FFDFED
#FFDFED
oklch(93.4% 0.04 349.6)
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 #CCF4E5, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Duck Egg Blue #C3FBF4 ΔE 0.023
- Eggshell Blue #C4FFF7 ΔE 0.031
- Pale Aqua #B8FFEB ΔE 0.033
- Light Light Blue #CAFFFB ΔE 0.034
- Pale Sky Blue #BDF6FE ΔE 0.035
- Pale Cyan #B7FFFA ΔE 0.036
- Pale Blue #D0FEFE ΔE 0.037
- Ice #D6FFFA ΔE 0.038
Use #CCF4E5 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.