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#C1E44E Color

#C1E44E is rgb(193, 228, 78) in RGB, hsl(74, 74%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 66%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is June Bud (#BDDA57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C1E44E
HEX#C1E44E
RGBrgb(193, 228, 78)
HSLhsl(74, 74%, 60%)
HSVhsv(74, 66%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 66%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(86.6% 0.177 121.5)
LABlab(85.98% -26.86 65.86)
LCHlch(85.98% 71.13 112.19)

What #C1E44E 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 #C1E44E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 8.08Maximum Green Yellow#D9E650ΔE 9.23Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 9.67Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 11.12Pear#D1E231ΔE 12.02Limerick#9DC209ΔE 13.63

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

#C1E44E Channel Values

How #C1E44E 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 193 · G 228 · B 788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 74% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 66% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 66% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.45:1 vs white · 14.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C1E44E 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 text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C1E44E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C1E44E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C1E44E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C1E44E
Complementary
#714EE4
Analogous
#E4BC4E
Analogous
#76E44E
Triadic
#4EC1E4
Triadic
#E44EC1
Split comp.
#4E76E4
Split comp.
#BC4EE4

Tints & Shades of #C1E44E

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

#C9E864
#D2EC7E
#DAEF95
#E3F3AF
#EBF6C5
#F4FAE0

Shades

#B5DF2A
#9CC31D
#80A018
#647C13
#47590D
#2B3508

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C1E44E.

How #C1E44E 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#C1E44E
Protanopia#DFDF4F
Protanomaly#D3E14E
Deuteranopia#D9D951
Deuteranomaly#D0DE50
Tritanopia#CFD8D8
Tritanomaly#C9DDB2
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C1E44E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c1e44e: #C1E44E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C1E44E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c1e44e': '#C1E44E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.757, green: 0.894, blue: 0.306)
Android XML<color name="color_c1e44e">#C1E44E</color>
SVG fillfill="#C1E44E"

More Green Colors

#C1E44E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C1E44E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C1E44E?

#C1E44E is a light green — rgb(193, 228, 78) in RGB and hsl(74, 74%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is June Bud (#BDDA57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.08.

What is the RGB value of #C1E44E?

#C1E44E is rgb(193, 228, 78) — red 193, green 228, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C1E44E?

#C1E44E converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 66%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C1E44E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C1E44E scores 1.45:1 against white and 14.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C1E44E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C1E44E 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 11.12, which is visibly different.

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