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#C2EDEA Gentle Cold

#C2EDEA is a very light, muted turquoise named Gentle Cold. In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 92.9% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(194, 237, 234)). Its HSL value is 176° hue, 54% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black. #C2EDEA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.60:1.

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Variations of #C2EDEA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C2EDEA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C2EDEA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C2EDEA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DFE2EB
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E8E8EA
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DEE9EA
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DFE2EB
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D7E6EA
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B6F0EC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDEEEB
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E5E5E5
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DDE7E6

#C2EDEA contrast checker

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1.27:1 Very poor#C2EDEA text on white
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AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.60:1 Super#C2EDEA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C2EDEA in CSS

/* Gentle Cold */
.color { color: #C2EDEA; }
.background { background-color: #C2EDEA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C2EDEA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(194 237 234);
color: hsl(176 54% 85%);
color: oklch(0.915 0.045 191.2);

#C2EDEA FAQ

What color is #C2EDEA?

#C2EDEA is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Gentle Cold. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C2EDEA?

#C2EDEA is rgb(194, 237, 234) in RGB, hsl(176, 54%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 0%, 1%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C2EDEA?

The complementary color of #C2EDEA is #EDC2C5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C2EDEA?

Black text has the best contrast on #C2EDEA: 16.60:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C2EDEA a warm or cool color?

#C2EDEA is a cool color.