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#C5F48A Color

#C5F48A is rgb(197, 244, 138) in RGB, hsl(87, 83%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 43%, 4%) 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 8.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C5F48A
HEX#C5F48A
RGBrgb(197, 244, 138)
HSLhsl(87, 83%, 75%)
HSVhsv(87, 43%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 43%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(91.1% 0.143 128.5)
LABlab(91.15% -28.40 45.73)
LCHlch(91.15% 53.83 121.84)

What #C5F48A 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 #C5F48A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 8.92Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 10.07Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 10.91Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 13.71Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 14.88June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 16.42

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

#C5F48A Channel Values

How #C5F48A 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 244 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 87° · S 83% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 87° · S 43% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C5F48A 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C5F48A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C5F48A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C5F48A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C5F48A
Complementary
#BA8AF4
Analogous
#F4EF8A
Analogous
#90F48A
Triadic
#8AC5F4
Triadic
#F48AC5
Split comp.
#8A90F4
Split comp.
#EF8AF4

Tints & Shades of #C5F48A

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

#CCF598
#D5F7AB
#DCF8B9
#E3FAC7
#EAFBD5
#F3FDE8

Shades

#ADF05C
#96EB2D
#7CD214
#5E9F0F
#42700A
#274106

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C5F48A.

How #C5F48A 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#C5F48A
Protanopia#EDED8A
Protanomaly#DEF08A
Deuteranopia#E6E68C
Deuteranomaly#D9EC8B
Tritanopia#D2EAEA
Tritanomaly#CDEECB
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C5F48A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c5f48a: #C5F48A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C5F48A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c5f48a': '#C5F48A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.957, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_c5f48a">#C5F48A</color>
SVG fillfill="#C5F48A"

More Green Colors

#C5F48A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C5F48A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C5F48A?

#C5F48A is a light green — rgb(197, 244, 138) in RGB and hsl(87, 83%, 75%) 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 8.92.

What is the RGB value of #C5F48A?

#C5F48A is rgb(197, 244, 138) — red 197, green 244, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C5F48A?

#C5F48A converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 43%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C5F48A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C5F48A scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C5F48A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C5F48A 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 17.93, which is visibly different.

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