What color is #C5F674?

#C5F674 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 #C5F674?

The RGB value is 197, 246, 116: 197 red, 246 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C5F674?

The complementary color is #A574F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C5F674?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C5F674 color

#C5F674 rgb(197, 246, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #C5F674 is a light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 96.5% green and 45.5% blue (197, 246, 116).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 88% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Cucumber Milk (#C2F177), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.81:1).

#C5F674 color codes

HEX	`#C5F674`
RGB	`rgb(197, 246, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(77.3%, 96.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 88%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 53%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 53%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.25, -35.45, 56.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.25, 66.91, 122)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.134, 79.042, 28.661)`
Decimal	`12973684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C5F674, 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 #C5F674	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C5F674 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.81:1	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 #C5F674 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c5f674; }
.text { color: #c5f674; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5f674; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(197 246 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c5f674, #84f674); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Green Yellow.

Questions

What color is #C5F674?: #C5F674 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 #C5F674?: The RGB value is 197, 246, 116: 197 red, 246 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C5F674?: The complementary color is #A574F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C5F674?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.81:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.