What color is #C2D377?

#C2D377 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Alligator Alley. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C2D377?

The RGB value is 194, 211, 119: 194 red, 211 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C2D377?

The complementary color is #8877D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C2D377?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C2D377 color

#C2D377 rgb(194, 211, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #C2D377 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 82.7% green and 46.7% blue (194, 211, 119).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 51% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Alligator Alley (#C5D17B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.88:1).

#C2D377 color codes

HEX	`#C2D377`
RGB	`rgb(194, 211, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.1%, 82.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 51%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 44%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 44%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.51, -19.71, 43.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.51, 47.76, 114.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.873, 59.39, 26.338)`
Decimal	`12768119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C2D377, 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 #C2D377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C2D377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.88:1	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 #C2D377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c2d377; }
.text { color: #c2d377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2d377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(194 211 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c2d377, #94d377); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #C2D377?: #C2D377 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Alligator Alley. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C2D377?: The RGB value is 194, 211, 119: 194 red, 211 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C2D377?: The complementary color is #8877D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C2D377?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.