What color is #C4E47E?

#C4E47E 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 #C4E47E?

The RGB value is 196, 228, 126: 196 red, 228 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4E47E?

The complementary color is #9E7EE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4E47E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4E47E color

#C4E47E rgb(196, 228, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #C4E47E is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 89.4% green and 49.4% blue (196, 228, 126).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 65% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Venomous Sting (#C6EC7A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.75:1).

#C4E47E color codes

HEX	`#C4E47E`
RGB	`rgb(196, 228, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 89.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 65%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 45%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 45%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.37, -26.43, 46.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.37, 53.19, 119.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.274, 68.729, 30.141)`
Decimal	`12903550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4E47E, 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 #C4E47E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4E47E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.75:1	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 #C4E47E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4e47e; }
.text { color: #c4e47e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4e47e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 228 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4e47e, #91e47e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #C4E47E?: #C4E47E 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 #C4E47E?: The RGB value is 196, 228, 126: 196 red, 228 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4E47E?: The complementary color is #9E7EE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4E47E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.