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#C3EFEA closest to Gentle Cold

#C3EFEA is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Gentle Cold. In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 93.7% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(195, 239, 234)). Its HSL value is 173° hue, 58% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 6% black. #C3EFEA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.86:1.

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Variations of #C3EFEA

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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#C3EFEA 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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#C3EFEA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C3EFEA 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 #E1E4EB
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EAEAEA
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E0EBEA
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E1E4EB
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D9E8EA
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B7F1ED
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BEF0EC
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E6E6E6
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DEE8E7

#C3EFEA contrast checker

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1.25:1 Very poor#C3EFEA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.86:1 Super#C3EFEA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C3EFEA in CSS

/* Gentle Cold */
.color { color: #C3EFEA; }
.background { background-color: #C3EFEA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C3EFEA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(195 239 234);
color: hsl(173 58% 85%);
color: oklch(0.920 0.046 187.9);

#C3EFEA FAQ

What color is #C3EFEA?

#C3EFEA 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 #C3EFEA?

#C3EFEA is rgb(195, 239, 234) in RGB, hsl(173, 58%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 0%, 2%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C3EFEA?

The complementary color of #C3EFEA is #EFC3C8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C3EFEA?

Black text has the best contrast on #C3EFEA: 16.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C3EFEA a warm or cool color?

#C3EFEA is a cool color.