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#C4EBEB Gentle Cold

#C4EBEB is a very light, muted turquoise named Gentle Cold. In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 92.2% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(196, 235, 235)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 49% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #C4EBEB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.43:1.

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Variations of #C4EBEB

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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#C4EBEB 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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#C4EBEB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C4EBEB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DEE1EB
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E6E7EB
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDE7EB
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DEE1EB
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D7E5EB
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B8EEEB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BFECEB
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E3E3E3
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DCE5E5

#C4EBEB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.28:1 Very poor#C4EBEB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.43:1 Super#C4EBEB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C4EBEB in CSS

/* Gentle Cold */
.color { color: #C4EBEB; }
.background { background-color: #C4EBEB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C4EBEB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(196 235 235);
color: hsl(180 49% 85%);
color: oklch(0.912 0.040 196.5);

#C4EBEB FAQ

What color is #C4EBEB?

#C4EBEB 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 #C4EBEB?

#C4EBEB is rgb(196, 235, 235) in RGB, hsl(180, 49%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 0%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C4EBEB?

The complementary color of #C4EBEB is #EBC4C4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C4EBEB?

Black text has the best contrast on #C4EBEB: 16.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C4EBEB a warm or cool color?

#C4EBEB is a cool color.