What color is #C3F468?

#C3F468 is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Cucumber Milk. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C3F468?

The RGB value is 195, 244, 104: 195 red, 244 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C3F468?

The complementary color is #9968F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C3F468?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.46:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C3F468 color

#C3F468 rgb(195, 244, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #C3F468 is a light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 95.7% green and 40.8% blue (195, 244, 104).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 86% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Cucumber Milk (#C2F177), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.46:1).

#C3F468 color codes

HEX	`#C3F468`
RGB	`rgb(195, 244, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.5%, 95.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 86%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 57%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 57%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.46, -36.36, 61.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.46, 71.1, 120.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.355, 77.302, 24.993)`
Decimal	`12842088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C3F468, 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 #C3F468	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C3F468 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.46:1	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 #C3F468 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c3f468; }
.text { color: #c3f468; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c3f468; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(195 244 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c3f468, #7df468); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Green Yellow.

Questions

What color is #C3F468?: #C3F468 is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Cucumber Milk. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C3F468?: The RGB value is 195, 244, 104: 195 red, 244 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C3F468?: The complementary color is #9968F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C3F468?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.46:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.