What color is #C8FF6D?

#C8FF6D 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 #C8FF6D?

The RGB value is 200, 255, 109: 200 red, 255 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C8FF6D?

The complementary color is #A46DFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C8FF6D?

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.

#C8FF6D color

#C8FF6D rgb(200, 255, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #C8FF6D is a light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 100% green and 42.7% blue (200, 255, 109).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 100% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cucumber Milk (#C2F177), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#C8FF6D color codes

HEX	`#C8FF6D`
RGB	`rgb(200, 255, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.4%, 100%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 100%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 57%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 57%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.84, -39.03, 62.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.84, 73.99, 121.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.34, 84.903, 27.569)`
Decimal	`13172589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C8FF6D, 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 #C8FF6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C8FF6D 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 #C8FF6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c8ff6d; }
.text { color: #c8ff6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c8ff6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(200 255 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c8ff6d, #7fff6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Green Yellow.

Questions

What color is #C8FF6D?: #C8FF6D 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 #C8FF6D?: The RGB value is 200, 255, 109: 200 red, 255 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C8FF6D?: The complementary color is #A46DFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C8FF6D?: 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.