What color is #C4E98C?

#C4E98C 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 #C4E98C?

The RGB value is 196, 233, 140: 196 red, 233 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C4E98C?

The complementary color is #B18CE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C4E98C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C4E98C color

#C4E98C rgb(196, 233, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #C4E98C is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 91.4% green and 54.9% blue (196, 233, 140).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 68% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Venomous Sting (#C6EC7A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.38:1).

#C4E98C color codes

HEX	`#C4E98C`
RGB	`rgb(196, 233, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(76.9%, 91.4%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 68%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 40%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 40%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.92, -27.2, 41.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.92, 49.42, 123.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.637, 71.907, 35.701)`
Decimal	`12904844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C4E98C, 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 #C4E98C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C4E98C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.38:1	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 #C4E98C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c4e98c; }
.text { color: #c4e98c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4e98c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(196 233 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c4e98c, #96e98c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Green.

Questions

What color is #C4E98C?: #C4E98C 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 #C4E98C?: The RGB value is 196, 233, 140: 196 red, 233 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C4E98C?: The complementary color is #B18CE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C4E98C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.