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#C5E477 Color

#C5E477 is rgb(197, 228, 119) in RGB, hsl(77, 67%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 48%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C5E477
HEX#C5E477
RGBrgb(197, 228, 119)
HSLhsl(77, 67%, 68%)
HSVhsv(77, 48%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 48%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(87.3% 0.14 122.4)
LABlab(86.58% -22.87 49.16)
LCHlch(86.58% 54.22 114.95)

What #C5E477 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 #C5E477, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 6.5Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 8.83Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 10.44June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 10.61Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 11.74Booger Buster#DDE26AΔE 12.24

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

#C5E477 Channel Values

How #C5E477 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 197 · G 228 · B 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 77° · S 67% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 77° · S 48% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C5E477 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C5E477 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C5E477

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C5E477; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C5E477
Complementary
#9677E4
Analogous
#E4CC77
Analogous
#8EE477
Triadic
#77C5E4
Triadic
#E477C5
Split comp.
#778EE4
Split comp.
#CC77E4

Tints & Shades of #C5E477

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

#CCE788
#D5EC9D
#DDEFAE
#E4F2BF
#EBF6D0
#F4FAE5

Shades

#B5DC50
#A5D52A
#87AF23
#66841A
#485E13
#2B370B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C5E477.

How #C5E477 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#C5E477
Protanopia#DFDF77
Protanomaly#D5E177
Deuteranopia#DADA79
Deuteranomaly#D2DE78
Tritanopia#D0DADA
Tritanomaly#CCDEBB
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C5E477 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c5e477: #C5E477;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C5E477;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c5e477': '#C5E477' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.894, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_c5e477">#C5E477</color>
SVG fillfill="#C5E477"

More Green Colors

#C5E477 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C5E477 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C5E477?

#C5E477 is a light green — rgb(197, 228, 119) in RGB and hsl(77, 67%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.5.

What is the RGB value of #C5E477?

#C5E477 is rgb(197, 228, 119) — red 197, green 228, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C5E477?

#C5E477 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 48%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C5E477 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C5E477 scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C5E477 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C5E477 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 18.23, which is visibly different.

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