#C5F899

A light, vivid green closely aligning with Lightgreen.

About #C5F899

The precise color #C5F899 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Lightgreen. Its digital footprint relies on 197 parts red, 248 parts green, and 153 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 21% cyan and 0% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5F899
RGB197, 248, 153
HSL92.2°, 87.2%, 78.6%
CMYK21%, 0%, 38%, 3%
HSV92.2°, 38.3%, 97.3%
LAB92.3, -32.2, 40.5
XYZ62.3, 81.3, 42.5
Decimal12974233

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.22:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
17.26:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.16:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
14.67:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5F899; }
.text-color { color: #C5F899; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5F899; }

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Lightgreen
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