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#C3FF42 Color

#C3FF42 is rgb(195, 255, 66) in RGB, hsl(79, 100%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 74%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Lizard (#A7F432), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C3FF42
HEX#C3FF42
RGBrgb(195, 255, 66)
HSLhsl(79, 100%, 63%)
HSVhsv(79, 74%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 74%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92.7% 0.215 126.1)
LABlab(93.52% -38.00 77.17)
LCHlch(93.52% 86.02 116.22)

What #C3FF42 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 #C3FF42, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 7.81Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 9.12Lime (Color Wheel)#BFFF00ΔE 10.95Arctic Lime#D0FF14ΔE 11.13Electric Lime#CCFF00ΔE 11.84Volt#CEFF00ΔE 12.16

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

#C3FF42 Channel Values

How #C3FF42 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 195 · G 255 · B 668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 100% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 74% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 74% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C3FF42 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C3FF42 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C3FF42

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C3FF42; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C3FF42
Complementary
#7E42FF
Analogous
#FFDC42
Analogous
#65FF42
Triadic
#42C3FF
Triadic
#FF42C3
Split comp.
#4265FF
Split comp.
#DC42FF

Tints & Shades of #C3FF42

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

#CBFF5C
#D3FF75
#DBFF8F
#E4FFA8
#ECFFC2
#F4FFDB

Shades

#B6FF1A
#A0EB00
#84C200
#659400
#496B00
#2A3D00

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C3FF42.

How #C3FF42 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#C3FF42
Protanopia#F6F643
Protanomaly#E3FA43
Deuteranopia#EDED49
Deuteranomaly#DEF546
Tritanopia#D5F1F1
Tritanomaly#CEF7C4
Achromatopsia#ECECEC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C3FF42 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c3ff42: #C3FF42;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C3FF42;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c3ff42': '#C3FF42' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 1.000, blue: 0.259)
Android XML<color name="color_c3ff42">#C3FF42</color>
SVG fillfill="#C3FF42"

More Green Colors

#C3FF42 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C3FF42 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C3FF42?

#C3FF42 is a light green — rgb(195, 255, 66) in RGB and hsl(79, 100%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Lizard (#A7F432), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.81.

What is the RGB value of #C3FF42?

#C3FF42 is rgb(195, 255, 66) — red 195, green 255, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C3FF42?

#C3FF42 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 74%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C3FF42 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C3FF42 scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C3FF42 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C3FF42 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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