HEX Color #C5FFAF (Lightgreen)

About #C5FFAF

Visually, #C5FFAF is defined as a vivid green. Its closest recognized web color is Lightgreen. Its digital footprint relies on 197 parts red, 255 parts green, and 175 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow, and 0% black. With a hue angle of 103.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5FFAF

RGB197, 255, 175

HSL103.5°, 100.0%, 84.3%

CMYK23%, 0%, 31%, 0%

HSV103.5°, 31.4%, 100.0%

LAB94.5, -32.4, 32.5

XYZ66.5, 86.5, 53.7

Decimal12976047

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#C5FFAF #E9AFFF

Analogous

#EDFFAF #AFFFC1

Triadic

#AFC4FF #FFAFC4

Tetradic

#AFEDFF #E9AFFF #FFC1AF

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#C5FFAF

#CBFFB7

#D1FFC0

#D8FFC9

#DEFFD2

#E5FFDB

#EBFFE4

#F2FFED

#F8FFF6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#C5FFAF

#AFE29B

#99C688

#83AA74

#6D8D61

#57714D

#41553A

#2B3826

#151C13

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.15:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

18.30:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.10:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

15.55:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5FFAF; }

.text-color { color: #C5FFAF; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5FFAF; }

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