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Crisp Celadon Petal

#c7e9e0
Notes

Crisp Celadon Petal (#C7E9E0) is a soft teal with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (164°, 44%, 85%) places it in the balanced band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary red. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#c7e9e0
RGB
rgb(199, 233, 224)
HSL
hsl(164, 44%, 85%)
HWB
hwb(164 78% 9%)
OKLCH
oklch(90.7% 0.038 177.7)
HSV
hsv(164, 15%, 91%)
LAB
lab(89.77% -12.81 0.65)
LCH
lch(89.77% 12.82 177.09)
CMYK
cmyk(15%, 0%, 4%, 9%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#c7e9e0
Original
#e6e5e0
Protanopia
#dfe0e1
Deuteranopia
#bfeae6
Tritanopia
#e1e1e1
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.30:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
16.16:1

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