#C4FFF7Crushed Ice (#C4FFF7) is a near-white, muted blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 186°, lightness 0.96 and chroma 0.06. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #C4FFF7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 255, 247) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 100%, 88%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 23%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23%, 0%, 3%, 0%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(96 -20 -2.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.958 0.060 186) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Crushed Ice shifts subtly: leans toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward sky blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#d2f9e7 — ΔE 2.4, shifts subtly: leans toward green#cefff2 — ΔE 1.2, shifts subtly: leans toward green#c4fff7 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c3fffa — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward sky blueTest Crushed Ice in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.11:1 and against black 18.99:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#c4fff7 · #a0d6cf · #7dada7 · #5c8681 · #3c615d · #1e3f3b
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#c4fff7 · #aeedd6 · #a8d8b6 · #a3c199 · #9dab7f · #96946a
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#c4fff7 · #9bb4c6 · #629f97 · #477a9b · #2a625c · #274050
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#c4fff7 · #bed2cf · #b57a86 · #4d706c · #31514d · #1e322f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#c4fff7 · #dad1d2 · #8a9795 · #5d5758 · #1b2726 · #020101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#c4fff7 · #b6cfcb · #86a39f · #002926 · #000504 · #e64d7b
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#c4fff7 · #b6cfcb · #86a39f · #002926 · #000504 · #efbb4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c4fff7 · #cae3c4 · #f02f97 · #56744f · #453351 · #17051c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c4fff7 · #e2ced1 · #ac86a2 · #7d493b · #371730 · #050000
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#c4fff7 · #d7d0e0 · #9d8bb2 · #765028 · #381d00 · #020005
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#c4fff7 · #cfd3e3 · #8991b9 · #7c4753 · #2d2400 · #060001
#CBFEF7 · #D1FDF7 · #D7FCF7 · #DDFBF7 · #E3FAF7
#9BD0C9 · #75A49D · #507974 · #2D514D · #0C2C29
#CEFCF6 · #D8F9F4 · #E2F6F3
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.