What color is #C0F000?

#C0F000 is a vivid yellow-green known as Leafy Lemon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Leafy Lemon?

The RGB value is 192, 240, 0: 192 red, 240 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Leafy Lemon?

The complementary color is #3000F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0F000?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Leafy Lemon color: hex code #C0F000

#C0F000 rgb(192, 240, 0)

Shades of green

Leafy Lemon has the hex code #C0F000. It is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 94.1% green and 0% blue (192, 240, 0).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 100% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 6% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.71:1).

Leafy Lemon (#C0F000) color codes

HEX	`#C0F000`
RGB	`rgb(192, 240, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 94.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 100%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 100%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 100%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.7, -40, 86.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.7, 95.06, 114.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.899, 73.526, 11.405)`
Decimal	`12644352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Leafy Lemon, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C0F000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0F000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C0F000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0f000; }
.text { color: #c0f000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0f000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 240 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0f000, #48f000); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Green Yellow.

See #C0F000 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C0F000?: #C0F000 is a vivid yellow-green known as Leafy Lemon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Leafy Lemon?: The RGB value is 192, 240, 0: 192 red, 240 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Leafy Lemon?: The complementary color is #3000F0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0F000?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.71:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.