What color is #C0E452?

#C0E452 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Queen of Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C0E452?

The RGB value is 192, 228, 82: 192 red, 228 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C0E452?

The complementary color is #7652E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C0E452?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C0E452 color

#C0E452 rgb(192, 228, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #C0E452 is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.3% red, 89.4% green and 32.2% blue (192, 228, 82).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 73% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Gardens (#BBDD55), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.46:1).

#C0E452 color codes

HEX	`#C0E452`
RGB	`rgb(192, 228, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.3%, 89.4%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 73%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 64%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 64%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.66, -31.86, 64.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.66, 72.32, 116.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.005, 67.302, 18.285)`
Decimal	`12641362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C0E452, 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 #C0E452	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C0E452 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.46:1	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 #C0E452 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c0e452; }
.text { color: #c0e452; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c0e452; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(192 228 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c0e452, #77e452); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #C0E452?: #C0E452 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Queen of Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C0E452?: The RGB value is 192, 228, 82: 192 red, 228 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C0E452?: The complementary color is #7652E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C0E452?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.