What Limpid Alabaster within Sprouting

#c4e2e4 RGB(196,226,228)

About this color

What Limpid Alabaster within Sprouting is a very light cyan with a moderate character, positioned at #c4e2e4 on the color spectrum.

#c4e2e4RGB(196, 226, 228)

HSL 184° · 37% saturation · 83% lightness

🧠

Psychology

Pale cyan is one of the most readable background tones for screens: low fatigue, high clarity.

🏛️

History

Cyan as a printing ink became central to modern colour reproduction — the C in CMYK — because its complement to red allows the full printable colour range.

✏️

Design use

Light enough to serve as page backgrounds, input fields, and hover states — contexts where colour informs rather than dominates. Pair with deeper tones of the same family for clear visual hierarchy.

🎭

Colour pairings

Looking at colour relationships, cyan complements warm reds and red-oranges — a palette of technological energy. For calmer use, pair with white, light grey, and the lightest tints of the same hue.

⚖️ Contrast checker👁 Colour blindness🌈 Gradient🎨 Colour mixer

Color Categories

Color formats

Name
What Limpid Alabaster within Sprouting
HEX
#c4e2e4
RGB
rgb(196,226,228)
RGB%
rgb(76.9%,88.6%,89.4%)
HSL
hsl(184,37%,83%)
HSV
hsv(184,14%,89%)
CMYK
cmyk(14,1,0,11)
LAB
lab(88,-9,-4)
LCH
lch(88,10,204)
sRGB
(0.769,0.886,0.894)
HEX8
#c4e2e4ff
CSS Name
Decimal
196226228

Similar colors

Color variants

Color info

Lightness
83%
Saturation
37%
Hue
184°
Chroma
10
Temperature
WarmCool
Contrast Preview
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Share