HEX Color #C5E216 (Yellowgreen)

About #C5E216

When working with digital screens, the color #C5E216 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Yellowgreen. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(197, 226, 22).

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 13% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5E216

RGB197, 226, 22

HSL68.5°, 82.3%, 48.6%

CMYK13%, 0%, 90%, 11%

HSV68.5°, 90.3%, 88.6%

LAB85.2, -31.4, 81.5

XYZ50.4, 66.3, 10.9

Decimal12968470

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#C5E216 #3216E2

Analogous

#E29916 #5EE216

Triadic

#16C4E2 #E216C5

Tetradic

#16E299 #3216E2 #E2165F

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#C5E216

#CBE52F

#D1E849

#D8EB63

#DEEE7D

#E5F297

#EBF5B1

#F2F8CB

#F8FBE5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#C5E216

#AFC813

#99AF11

#83960E

#6D7D0C

#576409

#414B07

#2B3204

#151902

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.47:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

14.26:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.41:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

12.13:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5E216; }

.text-color { color: #C5E216; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5E216; }

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