Palettes / Colors / #C8FAC9

#C8FAC9 — Pale Vivid Green

#C8FAC9 is a green color we call Pale Vivid Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #C8FAC9 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#C8FAC9 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FAC7F9; it also sits naturally between #E0FAC7 and #C7FAE1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 78% · Green 98% · Blue 79%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #C8FAC9

.text { color: #C8FAC9; }
.background { background-color: #C8FAC9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8FAC9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 250, 201); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(121, 83%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8FAC9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 250, 201, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8FAC9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 250, 201, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8FAC9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8FAC9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAC7F9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C8FAC9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C8FAC9

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #C8FAC9 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C8FAC9 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #C8FAC9?

#C8FAC9 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 200, 250, 201). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8FAC9?

#C8FAC9 is RGB 200, 250, 201 — HSL 121°, 83%, 88% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 20%, 2%.

What colors go with #C8FAC9?

Its complement is #FAC7F9; analogous partners are #E0FAC7 and #C7FAE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8FAC9 for text?

Black text on #C8FAC9 has a contrast ratio of 17.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.