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Sure Malachite

#c7f6d7
Notes

Sure Malachite (#C7F6D7) is a soft green with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (140°, 72%, 87%) 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 magenta. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#c7f6d7
RGB
rgb(199, 246, 215)
HSL
hsl(140, 72%, 87%)
HWB
hwb(140 78% 4%)
OKLCH
oklch(93.2% 0.064 156.1)
HSV
hsv(140, 19%, 96%)
LAB
lab(93.00% -20.93 10.00)
LCH
lch(93.00% 23.20 154.48)
CMYK
cmyk(19%, 0%, 13%, 4%)

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.

#c7f6d7
Original
#f6eed5
Protanopia
#ede9d9
Deuteranopia
#c0f5ed
Tritanopia
#eaeaea
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
1.19:1
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
17.59:1

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