What color is #C7F30C?

#C7F30C is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Leafy Lemon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7F30C?

The RGB value is 199, 243, 12: 199 red, 243 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7F30C?

The complementary color is #380CF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7F30C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7F30C color

#C7F30C rgb(199, 243, 12)

Shades of green

The hex color #C7F30C is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 95.3% green and 4.7% blue (199, 243, 12).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 91% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 95% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Leafy Lemon (#C0F000), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.25:1).

#C7F30C color codes

HEX	`#C7F30C`
RGB	`rgb(199, 243, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 95.3%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 91%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 95%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 95%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.98, -38.48, 86.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.98, 94.66, 113.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.671, 76.27, 12.136)`
Decimal	`13103884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7F30C, 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 #C7F30C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7F30C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.25:1	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 #C7F30C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7f30c; }
.text { color: #c7f30c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7f30c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 243 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7f30c, #53f30c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Green Yellow.

Questions

What color is #C7F30C?: #C7F30C is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Leafy Lemon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7F30C?: The RGB value is 199, 243, 12: 199 red, 243 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7F30C?: The complementary color is #380CF3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7F30C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.