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#C2E784 Color

#C2E784 is rgb(194, 231, 132) in RGB, hsl(82, 67%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 0%, 43%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C2E784
HEX#C2E784
RGBrgb(194, 231, 132)
HSLhsl(82, 67%, 71%)
HSVhsv(82, 43%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 0%, 43%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(87.9% 0.132 125.8)
LABlab(87.33% -24.30 43.86)
LCHlch(87.33% 50.14 118.99)

What #C2E784 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 #C2E784, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#C2E784 Channel Values

How #C2E784 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 194 · G 231 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 82° · S 67% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 82° · S 43% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C2E784 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C2E784

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C2E784; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #C2E784

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

Shades

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How #C2E784 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#C2E784
Protanopia#E1E184
Protanomaly#D5E484
Deuteranopia#DCDC86
Deuteranomaly#D2E085
Tritanopia#CDDEDE
Tritanomaly#C9E1C0
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C2E784 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c2e784: #C2E784;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C2E784;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c2e784': '#C2E784' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.761, green: 0.906, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_c2e784">#C2E784</color>
SVG fillfill="#C2E784"

More Green Colors

#C2E784 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C2E784 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C2E784?

#C2E784 is a light green — rgb(194, 231, 132) in RGB and hsl(82, 67%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.21.

What is the RGB value of #C2E784?

#C2E784 is rgb(194, 231, 132) — red 194, green 231, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C2E784?

#C2E784 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 0%, 43%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C2E784 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C2E784 scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C2E784 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C2E784 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 19.03, which is visibly different.

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