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#27C200 Color

#27C200 is rgb(39, 194, 0) in RGB, hsl(108, 100%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(80%, 0%, 100%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lime Green (#32CD32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#27C200
HEX#27C200
RGBrgb(39, 194, 0)
HSLhsl(108, 100%, 38%)
HSVhsv(108, 100%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 0%, 100%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(70.9% 0.235 141.4)
LABlab(68.84% -61.75 66.36)
LCHlch(68.84% 90.64 132.94)

What #27C200 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #27C200, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 7.37Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 8.97SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 9.82Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 10.09Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 14.59Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 16.64

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#27C200 Channel Values

How #27C200 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 39 · G 194 · B 08-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 108° · S 100% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 108° · S 100% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 80% · M 0% · Y 100% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.39:1 vs white · 8.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #27C200 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #27C200 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #27C200

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #27C200; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#27C200
Complementary
#9B00C2
Analogous
#88C200
Analogous
#00C23A
Triadic
#0027C2
Triadic
#C20027
Split comp.
#3A00C2
Split comp.
#C20088

Tints & Shades of #27C200

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#30F000
#47FF1A
#6CFF47
#8DFF70
#B1FF9E
#D2FFC7

Shades

#22A800
#1D8F00
#177500
#136100
#0E4700
#092E00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #27C200.

How #27C200 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#27C200
Protanopia#B3B308
Protanomaly#90B905
Deuteranopia#A3A320
Deuteranomaly#83B017
Tritanopia#54B7B7
Tritanomaly#46BB91
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #27C200 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-27c200: #27C200;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #27C200;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-27c200': '#27C200' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.153, green: 0.761, blue: 0.000)
Android XML<color name="color_27c200">#27C200</color>
SVG fillfill="#27C200"

More Green Colors

#27C200 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#27C200 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #27C200?

#27C200 is a dark green — rgb(39, 194, 0) in RGB and hsl(108, 100%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lime Green (#32CD32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.37.

What is the RGB value of #27C200?

#27C200 is rgb(39, 194, 0) — red 39, green 194, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #27C200?

#27C200 converts to approximately cmyk(80%, 0%, 100%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #27C200 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #27C200 scores 2.39:1 against white and 8.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #27C200 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #27C200 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 7.37, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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