Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#C3FBF4

#C3FBF4 is a cool cyan HEX color close to Duck Egg Blue. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 195, 251, 244, HSL 173, 88%, 87%, has luminance 0.8713, and belongs to the light and pastel groups.

cyancoollightpastel
#C3FBF4 Sample readable text
HEX #C3FBF4
RGB rgb(195, 251, 244)
HSL hsl(173 88% 87%)
CMYK cmyk(22, 0, 3, 2)
Luminance 0.8713
Contrast Black 18.43:1White 1.14:1

CSS

--color-c3fbf4: #C3FBF4;
.background-c3fbf4 { background-color: #C3FBF4; }
.text-c3fbf4 { color: #C3FBF4; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.8713
Black text18.43:1AA Pass
White text1.14:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#C3FBF4","rgb":[195,251,244],"hsl":[173,88,87],"cmyk":[22,0,3,2],"luminance":0.8713,"contrast":{"black":18.43,"white":1.14}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":18.43,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.14,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"White","hex":"#FFFFFF","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":21,"contrastWhite":1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BDFFF7","hex":"#BDFFF7","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.81,"contrastWhite":1.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Celeste","hex":"#B2FFFF","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.64,"contrastWhite":1.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Ice Blue","hex":"#D6F5FF","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.36,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C1FBD7","hex":"#C1FBD7","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.05,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["cool cyan","light","pastel","light cyan","pastel cyan","Duck Egg Blue adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","light surfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c3fbf4.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/duck-egg-blue.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celeste.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/arctic-blue.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#FBC1C7","analogous":["#C1FBD7","#C1E5FB"],"triadic":["#F4C1FB","#FBF4C1"],"tetradic":["#D7C1FB","#FBC1C7","#E5FBC1"],"splitComplementary":["#FBC1E5","#FBD7C1"],"monochromatic":["#FFFFFF","#C3FBF4","#6AF6E5"]}
Variants
{"light":"#FFFFFF","dark":"#6AF6E5","saturated":"#BDFFF7","desaturated":"#C8F4EF","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#E5FFFC"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"duck-egg-blue","name":"Duck Egg Blue","hex":"#C3FBF4","distance":0},{"slug":"celeste","name":"Celeste","hex":"#B2FFFF","distance":20.639767440550294},{"slug":"arctic-blue","name":"Arctic Blue","hex":"#C6E6FB","distance":22.338307903688676},{"slug":"ice-blue","name":"Ice Blue","hex":"#D6F5FF","distance":22.759613353482084},{"slug":"pale-turquoise","name":"Pale Turquoise","hex":"#AFEEEE","distance":24.596747752497688}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #C3FBF4

#C3FBF4 is classified as a cool cyan value with light and pastel visual character. #C3FBF4 is visually closest to Duck Egg Blue, a named cyan color with HEX #C3FBF4.

The RGB channels are 195, 251, and 244, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 173deg with 88% saturation and 87% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.8713, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text18.43:1AA Pass
White text1.14:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C3FBF4 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000018.43:1 · AAA
White text#FFFFFF1.14:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

White#000000 text · best 21:1#FFFFFF
#BDFFF7#000000 text · best 18.81:1#BDFFF7
Celeste#000000 text · best 18.64:1#B2FFFF
Ice Blue#000000 text · best 18.36:1#D6F5FF
#C1FBD7#000000 text · best 18.05:1#C1FBD7

Generated Palette

Duck Egg Blue#C3FBF4
#FBC1C7#FBC1C7
#C1FBD7#C1FBD7
#C1E5FB#C1E5FB
White#FFFFFF
#6AF6E5#6AF6E5

Color Harmonies

#FBC1C7#FBC1C7
#C1FBD7#C1FBD7
#C1E5FB#C1E5FB
#F4C1FB#F4C1FB
#FBF4C1#FBF4C1

Variants

White#FFFFFF
#6AF6E5#6AF6E5
#BDFFF7#BDFFF7
#C8F4EF#C8F4EF
White#FFFFFF
#E5FFFC#E5FFFC

Nearest Named Colors

Duck Egg Blue#C3FBF4
Celeste#B2FFFF
Arctic Blue#C6E6FB
Ice Blue#D6F5FF
Pale Turquoise#AFEEEE

Related HEX Guides

Duck Egg Blue colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #C3FBF4.Celeste colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #B2FFFF.Arctic Blue colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #C6E6FB.Cyan color familyBrowse named cyan colors related to this HEX value.Cool colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Light colorsFind colors in the light group.Pastel colorsFind colors in the pastel group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#C3FBF4 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.