HEX Color #C5E983 (Khaki)

About #C5E983

The hex code #C5E983 represents a beautifully specific shade of green. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Khaki. In the RGB color space, it consists of 197 red, 233 green, and 131 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 15% cyan and 0% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 81.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5E983

RGB197, 233, 131

HSL81.2°, 69.9%, 71.4%

CMYK15%, 0%, 44%, 9%

HSV81.2°, 43.8%, 91.4%

LAB87.9, -27.9, 45.6

XYZ56.3, 71.8, 32.4

Decimal12970371

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#C5E983 #A682E9

Analogous

#E9DA82 #91E982

Triadic

#82C4E9 #E982C4

Tetradic

#82E9DA #A682E9 #E98291

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#C5E983

#CBEB90

#D1ED9E

#D8F0AC

#DEF2BA

#E5F5C7

#EBF7D5

#F2FAE3

#F8FCF1

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#C5E983

#AFCF74

#99B565

#839B57

#6D8148

#57673A

#414D2B

#2B331D

#15190E

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.37:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

15.36:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.31:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

13.06:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5E983; }

.text-color { color: #C5E983; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5E983; }

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