What color is #C8FF00?

#C8FF00 is a vivid yellow-green known as Liquid Neon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Liquid Neon?

The RGB value is 200, 255, 0: 200 red, 255 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Liquid Neon?

The complementary color is #3700FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8FF00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.76:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Liquid Neon color: hex code #C8FF00

#C8FF00 rgb(200, 255, 0)

Shades of green

Liquid Neon has the hex code #C8FF00. It is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 100% green and 0% blue (200, 255, 0).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.76:1).

Liquid Neon (#C8FF00) color codes

HEX	`#C8FF00`
RGB	`rgb(200, 255, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 100%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.36, -43.48, 89.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.36, 99.94, 115.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.58, 83.799, 13.036)`
Decimal	`13172480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Liquid Neon, 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 #C8FF00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8FF00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.76:1	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 #C8FF00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8ff00; }
.text { color: #c8ff00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8ff00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 255 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8ff00, #49ff00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Green Yellow.

See #C8FF00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C8FF00?: #C8FF00 is a vivid yellow-green known as Liquid Neon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Liquid Neon?: The RGB value is 200, 255, 0: 200 red, 255 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Liquid Neon?: The complementary color is #3700FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8FF00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.76:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.