What color is #C3E571?

#C3E571 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Venomous Sting. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3E571?

The RGB value is 195, 229, 113: 195 red, 229 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3E571?

The complementary color is #9371E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3E571?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3E571 color

#C3E571 rgb(195, 229, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #C3E571 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 89.8% green and 44.3% blue (195, 229, 113).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 69% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Venomous Sting (#C6EC7A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.77:1).

#C3E571 color codes

HEX	`#C3E571`
RGB	`rgb(195, 229, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 89.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 69%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 51%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 51%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.42, -28.62, 52.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.42, 59.68, 118.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.506, 68.833, 26.087)`
Decimal	`12838257`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3E571, 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 #C3E571	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3E571 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.77:1	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 #C3E571 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3e571; }
.text { color: #c3e571; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3e571; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 229 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3e571, #89e571); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #C3E571?: #C3E571 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Venomous Sting. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3E571?: The RGB value is 195, 229, 113: 195 red, 229 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3E571?: The complementary color is #9371E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3E571?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.