What color is #C7FF74?

#C7FF74 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 #C7FF74?

The RGB value is 199, 255, 116: 199 red, 255 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C7FF74?

The complementary color is #AC74FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C7FF74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.98:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C7FF74 color

#C7FF74 rgb(199, 255, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #C7FF74 is a light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78% red, 100% green and 45.5% blue (199, 255, 116).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cucumber Milk (#C2F177), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.98:1).

#C7FF74 color codes

HEX	`#C7FF74`
RGB	`rgb(199, 255, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78%, 100%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 55%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 55%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.85, -38.78, 59.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.85, 71.28, 122.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.465, 84.922, 29.62)`
Decimal	`13107060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C7FF74, 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 #C7FF74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C7FF74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.98:1	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 #C7FF74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c7ff74; }
.text { color: #c7ff74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c7ff74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(199 255 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c7ff74, #81ff74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Green Yellow.

Questions

What color is #C7FF74?: #C7FF74 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 #C7FF74?: The RGB value is 199, 255, 116: 199 red, 255 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C7FF74?: The complementary color is #AC74FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C7FF74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.98:1 and white text 1.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.