HEX Color #C5F8AF (Lightgreen)

About #C5F8AF

The precise color #C5F8AF is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Lightgreen. In the RGB color space, it consists of 197 red, 248 green, and 175 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. 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. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5F8AF

RGB197, 248, 175

HSL101.9°, 83.9%, 82.9%

CMYK21%, 0%, 29%, 3%

HSV101.9°, 29.4%, 97.3%

LAB92.6, -29.2, 29.9

XYZ64.3, 82.1, 53.0

Decimal12974255

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#C5F8AF #E2AEF8

Analogous

#E9F8AE #AEF8BD

Triadic

#AEC4F8 #F8AEC4

Tetradic

#AEE9F8 #E2AEF8 #F8BDAE

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#C5F8AF

#CBF8B7

#D1F9C0

#D8FAC9

#DEFBD2

#E5FBDB

#EBFCE4

#F2FDED

#F8FEF6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#C5F8AF

#AFDC9B

#99C088

#83A574

#6D8961

#576E4D

#41523A

#2B3726

#151B13

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.21:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

17.42:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.15:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

14.81:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5F8AF; }

.text-color { color: #C5F8AF; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5F8AF; }

Similar Colors

Lightgreen

#90EE90