What color is #CDFF5C?

#CDFF5C is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Ultra Moss. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDFF5C?

The RGB value is 205, 255, 92: 205 red, 255 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDFF5C?

The complementary color is #8E5CFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDFF5C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDFF5C color

#CDFF5C rgb(205, 255, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #CDFF5C is a light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 100% green and 36.1% blue (205, 255, 92).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Ultra Moss (#D1F358), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.05:1).

#CDFF5C color codes

HEX	`#CDFF5C`
RGB	`rgb(205, 255, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 100%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 100%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 64%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 64%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94, -38.49, 70.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94, 79.95, 118.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.869, 85.271, 23.27)`
Decimal	`13500252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDFF5C, 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 #CDFF5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDFF5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.05:1	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 #CDFF5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdff5c; }
.text { color: #cdff5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdff5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 255 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdff5c, #7cff5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CDFF5C?: #CDFF5C is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Ultra Moss. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDFF5C?: The RGB value is 205, 255, 92: 205 red, 255 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDFF5C?: The complementary color is #8E5CFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDFF5C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.