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#C7EF8A Color

#C7EF8A is rgb(199, 239, 138) in RGB, hsl(84, 76%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 42%, 6%) 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 5.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C7EF8A
HEX#C7EF8A
RGBrgb(199, 239, 138)
HSLhsl(84, 76%, 74%)
HSVhsv(84, 42%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 42%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(90.1% 0.135 126.6)
LABlab(89.92% -25.49 44.25)
LCHlch(89.92% 51.07 119.95)

What #C7EF8A 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 #C7EF8A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 5.55Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 9.77Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 10.26Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 11.41Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 11.73June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 16.52

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

#C7EF8A Channel Values

How #C7EF8A 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 199 · G 239 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 76% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 42% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 42% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C7EF8A 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C7EF8A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C7EF8A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C7EF8A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C7EF8A
Complementary
#B38AEF
Analogous
#EFE58A
Analogous
#94EF8A
Triadic
#8AC7EF
Triadic
#EF8AC7
Split comp.
#8A94EF
Split comp.
#E58AEF

Tints & Shades of #C7EF8A

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

#CDF198
#D6F3AA
#DCF5B7
#E5F8C9
#ECF9D7
#F4FCE9

Shades

#B1E95D
#9CE331
#81C51B
#649915
#476C0F
#293F09

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C7EF8A.

How #C7EF8A 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#C7EF8A
Protanopia#E9E98A
Protanomaly#DCEB8A
Deuteranopia#E3E38C
Deuteranomaly#D8E88B
Tritanopia#D3E5E5
Tritanomaly#CEE9C7
Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C7EF8A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c7ef8a: #C7EF8A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C7EF8A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c7ef8a': '#C7EF8A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.780, green: 0.937, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_c7ef8a">#C7EF8A</color>
SVG fillfill="#C7EF8A"

More Green Colors

#C7EF8A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C7EF8A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C7EF8A?

#C7EF8A is a light green — rgb(199, 239, 138) in RGB and hsl(84, 76%, 74%) 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 5.55.

What is the RGB value of #C7EF8A?

#C7EF8A is rgb(199, 239, 138) — red 199, green 239, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C7EF8A?

#C7EF8A converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 42%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C7EF8A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C7EF8A scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C7EF8A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C7EF8A 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 19.49, which is visibly different.

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