Colour

#C8FF00

#C8FF00
Green
Light
Nearest: Green yellow

#C8FF00 is a green with RGB values 200, 255, 0 and HSL 73°, 100%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#C8FF00#C8FF00

HEX#C8FF00

RGBrgb(200, 255, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.7843, 1, 0

RGB percentages78.4%, 100%, 0%

HSLhsl(72.9, 100%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(72.9, 100%, 100%)

CMYK21.6%, 0%, 100%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,172,480

CSS custom property--colour: #C8FF00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.83799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.76:1

Contrast with white1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black17.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#E1E1E1

Inverted#3700FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#FFEE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#FFEB35no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original

Tritanopia#D3F2D9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text17.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 12.2 Yellow · ΔE 22.7 Chartreuse · ΔE 25.2 Lawn green · ΔE 25.3 Yellow green · ΔE 29.3 Gold · ΔE 42.1

Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 12.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3700FF

Analogous#FFB600, #49FF00

Triadic#00C8FF, #FF00C8

Split complementary#0048FF, #B700FF

Tetradic#00FFB7, #3700FF, #FF0048

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F4FFCC

Lighter +30%#E9FF99

Lighter +20%#DEFF66

Lighter +10%#D3FF33

Darker −10%#A0CC00

Darker −20%#789900

Darker −30%#506600

Darker −40%#283300

More saturated +25%#C8FF00

Less saturated −25%#B6DF20

Channel breakdown

R200

G255

Red200 (78.4%)

Green255 (100%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue72.94°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C8 · G FF · B 00

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Colour values

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