#C2E5E5Swimming (#C2E5E5) is a very light, muted blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 197°, lightness 0.9 and chroma 0.037. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #C2E5E5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 229, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 40%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 15%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15%, 0%, 0%, 10%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(88.5 -11.4 -3.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.897 0.037 197) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Swimming shifts subtly: drifts toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward sky blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#cde0d6 — ΔE 2.2, shifts subtly: drifts toward green#cbe6e0 — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward green#c2e5e5 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#c2e6e8 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward sky blueTest Swimming 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 1.34:1 and against black 15.63:1, 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.
#d8fafa · #c2e5e5 · #8ba9a9 · #688383 · #475e5e · #283c3c
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.
#d7f8ff · #c2e5e5 · #96d9cc · #8ec4ab · #89af8e · #849974
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.
#c2e5e5 · #abbfd4 · #6caaab · #5b83aa · #346d6e · #35495c
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.
#c2e5e5 · #aabebe · #b3787b · #3b5e5f · #204040 · #0e2223
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#c2e5e5 · #c7bdbd · #7c8989 · #554f4f · #172424 · #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.
#c2e5e5 · #8fa0a0 · #304545 · #112828 · #000606 · #e54d62
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#c2e5e5 · #8fa0a0 · #304545 · #112828 · #000606 · #eebc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#c2e5e5 · #cebabb · #a77879 · #743f42 · #3a1116 · #000202
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#c2e5e5 · #cebabb · #a2788d · #72432b · #351227 · #0f0200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#c2e5e5 · #c6bcca · #957b9f · #684b1a · #2f1d00 · #020004
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#c2e5e5 · #bebece · #8381a9 · #743f42 · #242200 · #090001
#C9E8E8 · #D1EBEB · #D8EEEE · #DFF1F1 · #E6F4F4
#9CBBBB · #779393 · #546C6C · #344848 · #162727
#C8E3E3 · #CEE2E2 · #D3E0E0
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.