What color is #C3F222?

#C3F222 is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Pick Your Poison. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3F222?

The RGB value is 195, 242, 34: 195 red, 242 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3F222?

The complementary color is #5122F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3F222?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.04:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3F222 color

#C3F222 rgb(195, 242, 34)

Shades of green

The hex color #C3F222 is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 94.9% green and 13.3% blue (195, 242, 34).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 89% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 86% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Pick Your Poison (#BFF128), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.04:1).

#C3F222 color codes

HEX	`#C3F222`
RGB	`rgb(195, 242, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 94.9%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 89%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 86%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 86%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.5, -39.22, 83.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.5, 91.81, 115.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.547, 75.222, 13.159)`
Decimal	`12841506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3F222, 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 #C3F222	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3F222 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.04:1	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 #C3F222 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3f222; }
.text { color: #c3f222; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3f222; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 242 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3f222, #5bf222); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Green Yellow.

Questions

What color is #C3F222?: #C3F222 is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Pick Your Poison. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3F222?: The RGB value is 195, 242, 34: 195 red, 242 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3F222?: The complementary color is #5122F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3F222?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.04:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.