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#CDFE72 Color

#CDFE72 is rgb(205, 254, 114) in RGB, hsl(81, 99%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 55%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CDFE72
HEX#CDFE72
RGBrgb(205, 254, 114)
HSLhsl(81, 99%, 72%)
HSVhsv(81, 55%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 55%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(93.5% 0.176 125.7)
LABlab(94.16% -31.55 60.27)
LCHlch(94.16% 68.03 117.63)

What #CDFE72 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 #CDFE72, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CDFE72 Channel Values

How #CDFE72 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 205 · G 254 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 81° · S 99% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 81° · S 55% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 55% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.17:1 vs white · 18.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CDFE72 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 text1.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CDFE72 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CDFE72

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CDFE72; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CDFE72

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CDFE72.

How #CDFE72 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#CDFE72
Protanopia#F7F773
Protanomaly#E7FA72
Deuteranopia#EFEF75
Deuteranomaly#E2F574
Tritanopia#DCF2F2
Tritanomaly#D6F7CB
Achromatopsia#EDEDED

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CDFE72 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cdfe72: #CDFE72;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CDFE72;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cdfe72': '#CDFE72' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.804, green: 0.996, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_cdfe72">#CDFE72</color>
SVG fillfill="#CDFE72"

More Green Colors

#CDFE72 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CDFE72 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CDFE72?

#CDFE72 is a light green — rgb(205, 254, 114) in RGB and hsl(81, 99%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.74.

What is the RGB value of #CDFE72?

#CDFE72 is rgb(205, 254, 114) — red 205, green 254, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CDFE72?

#CDFE72 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 55%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CDFE72 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CDFE72 scores 1.17:1 against white and 18.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CDFE72 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CDFE72 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 18.27, which is visibly different.

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