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#C5FE48 Color

#C5FE48 is rgb(197, 254, 72) in RGB, hsl(79, 99%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 72%, 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 8.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C5FE48
HEX#C5FE48
RGBrgb(197, 254, 72)
HSLhsl(79, 99%, 64%)
HSVhsv(79, 72%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 72%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92.6% 0.209 125.7)
LABlab(93.39% -36.64 75.24)
LCHlch(93.39% 83.69 115.96)

What #C5FE48 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 #C5FE48, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 8.94Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 11.14Arctic Lime#D0FF14ΔE 12.62Lime (Color Wheel)#BFFF00ΔE 13.17Electric Lime#CCFF00ΔE 13.59Volt#CEFF00ΔE 13.82

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

#C5FE48 Channel Values

How #C5FE48 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 254 · B 728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 99% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 72% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 72% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C5FE48 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 text17.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C5FE48 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C5FE48

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C5FE48; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C5FE48
Complementary
#8248FE
Analogous
#FEDD48
Analogous
#6AFE48
Triadic
#48C5FE
Triadic
#FE48C5
Split comp.
#486AFE
Split comp.
#DD48FE

Tints & Shades of #C5FE48

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

#CDFE62
#D5FE7B
#DDFE94
#E3FFA9
#ECFFC2
#F4FFDB

Shades

#B6FE1B
#A3EF01
#84C101
#689801
#496B01
#2D4200

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C5FE48.

How #C5FE48 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#C5FE48
Protanopia#F5F549
Protanomaly#E4F949
Deuteranopia#EDED4E
Deuteranomaly#DEF44C
Tritanopia#D7F0F0
Tritanomaly#D0F6C4
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C5FE48 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c5fe48: #C5FE48;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C5FE48;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c5fe48': '#C5FE48' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.996, blue: 0.282)
Android XML<color name="color_c5fe48">#C5FE48</color>
SVG fillfill="#C5FE48"

More Green Colors

#C5FE48 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C5FE48 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C5FE48?

#C5FE48 is a light green — rgb(197, 254, 72) in RGB and hsl(79, 99%, 64%) 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 8.94.

What is the RGB value of #C5FE48?

#C5FE48 is rgb(197, 254, 72) — red 197, green 254, and blue 72 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C5FE48?

#C5FE48 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 72%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C5FE48 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C5FE48 scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C5FE48 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C5FE48 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 11.14, which is visibly different.

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