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#CCFAC3 — Pale Vivid Green

#CCFAC3 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 #CCFAC3 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.

#CCFAC3 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 #F1C2FA; it also sits naturally between #E7FAC2 and #C2FAD4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CCFAC3 · RGB 204, 250, 195

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Color values

HEX#CCFAC3
RGB204, 250, 195
HSL110°, 85%, 87%
HSV110°, 22%, 98%
CMYK18%, 0%, 22%, 2%
XYZ68.94, 85.15, 64.43
Yxy85.15, 0.3155, 0.3897
CIE-Lab93.95, -24.67, 21.65
Hunter Lab92.28, -23.57, 18.87

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 98% · Blue 76%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CCFAC3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CCFAC3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CCFAC3

.text { color: #CCFAC3; }
.background { background-color: #CCFAC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCFAC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 250, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(110, 85%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCFAC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 250, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCFAC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 250, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCFAC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCFAC3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCFAC3

#ABF79C#87F471#67F04C#47ED26#33D912#29AF0E#20890B#176308#0D3905#041302

Tints of #CCFAC3

#CFFAC6#D3FBCB#D7FBD0#DBFCD5#DFFCD9#DFFCD9#E3FCDE#E7FDE3#EBFDE7#EFFDEC

Tones of #CCFAC3

#CEF6C6#D0F2CA#D3EECE#D6EAD2#D9E6D6#DBE2DA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1C2FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.16:1 Fails
Against black text18.03:1 AAA

Best text color on #CCFAC3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CCFAC3

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CCFAC3: ·

How #CCFAC3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0E0D0Deuteranopia · #DDDAD4Tritanopia · #CEDBDD

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CCFAC3 rather than the exact color:

Vivid Breeze
#CDF5C6 · #42D629 · #329121 · #133B0C
Palette Ccf6c8
#CCF6C8 · #FAFCC2 · #F6D6AD · #F9C0C0
Palette 28df99
#28DF99 · #99F3BD · #D2F6C5 · #F6F7D4
Palette Ccffbd
#CCFFBD · #7ECA9C · #40394A · #1C1427
Smoky Ruby Canyon
#7B118F · #E173EE · #38D619 · #CDF5CA
Amber Harbor
#8616CC · #A94AEC · #8CEC50 · #D1F6C9

Similar colors

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

#CDF5C6#CCF6C8#D2F6C5#CCFFBD#CDF5CA#D1F6C9#C8F5CA#CBF3BB#C4F7CA#CCF3BA#CCF4CD#C4F2C6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CCFAC2  ·  #CCFAC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCFAC3?

#CCFAC3 is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 204, 250, 195). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCFAC3?

#CCFAC3 is RGB 204, 250, 195 — HSL 110°, 85%, 87% — CMYK 18%, 0%, 22%, 2%.

What colors go with #CCFAC3?

Its complement is #F1C2FA; analogous partners are #E7FAC2 and #C2FAD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCFAC3 for text?

Black text on #CCFAC3 has a contrast ratio of 18.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.