What color is #C7F396?

#C7F396 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Sweet Mint Pesto. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C7F396?

The RGB value is 199, 243, 150: 199 red, 243 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7F396?

The complementary color is #C296F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7F396?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.69:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7F396 color

#C7F396 rgb(199, 243, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #C7F396 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 95.3% green and 58.8% blue (199, 243, 150).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 79% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Mint Pesto (#BBEE99), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.69:1).

#C7F396 color codes

HEX	`#C7F396`
RGB	`rgb(199, 243, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 95.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 79%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 38%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 38%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.98, -29.59, 40.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.98, 50, 126.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.108, 78.444, 40.77)`
Decimal	`13104022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7F396, 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 #C7F396	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7F396 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.69:1	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 #C7F396 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7f396; }
.text { color: #c7f396; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7f396; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 243 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7f396, #99f396); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Green.

Questions

What color is #C7F396?: #C7F396 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Sweet Mint Pesto. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C7F396?: The RGB value is 199, 243, 150: 199 red, 243 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7F396?: The complementary color is #C296F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7F396?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.69:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.