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#c2f337

a balanced, electric green · warm · closest name: Green Yellow

RGB
194, 243, 55
HSL
76°, 89%, 58%
CMYK
20, 0, 77, 5
Luminance
0.7585

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #c2f337 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#c2f337
Hue
76°
green
Saturation
89%
electric
Lightness
58%
balanced
Brightness
95%
HSV value
Perceived
84%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7585
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
38/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
16.17:1
Closest name
Green Yellow
ΔE2000 4.5
Where it sits
Hue76° of 360°
Saturation89%
Lightness58%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool38% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#c2f337
RGBrgb(194, 243, 55)
HSLhsl(76, 89%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 77%, 5%)
LABlab(89.8 -39.4 78.3)
LCHlch(89.8 87.6 116.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.899 0.207 123.8)
Decimal12776247
Display P3color(display-p3 0.761 0.953 0.216)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c2f337;
background-color: #c2f337;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c2f337] bg-[#c2f337]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c2f337;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.761, green: 0.953, blue: 0.216)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c2f337")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFC2F337)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(55, 243, 194)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #c2f337 · 16.17:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.30:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.17:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #c2f337 as text scores 1.30:1 on white and 16.17:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c2f337 on white: 1.30:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c2f337 on black: 16.17:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFE300
deuteranopia · #FBE14A
tritanopia · #CCE7D0

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #c2f337 is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FAFDF2
#F5FBE5
#EAF8C4
#DFF995
#CFF560
#c2f337
#AFE70E
#91C00C
#749A09
#556F0B
#354507
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FAFDF2Darkest = 950 · #354507
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAFDF2;
  --brand-100: #F5FBE5;
  --brand-200: #EAF8C4;
  --brand-300: #DFF995;
  --brand-400: #CFF560;
  --brand-500: #c2f337;
  --brand-600: #AFE70E;
  --brand-700: #91C00C;
  --brand-800: #749A09;
  --brand-900: #556F0B;
  --brand-950: #354507;
  --brand: #c2f337;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #c2f337

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#E1EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#869B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#3533F7
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#5B7807
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F8FEE7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#202414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #c2f337

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#6837F3
Analogous left#F3C637
Analogous right#64F337
Split-complement 1#3764F3
Split-complement 2#C637F3
Triadic 1#37C2F3
Triadic 2#F337C2
Tetradic#37F3C6

RGB percentages

Red76.1%
Green95.3%
Blue21.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan20.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow77.4%
Key (black)4.7%

Color previews

#c2f337 text on a black background

contrast 16.17:1

Card sample

#c2f337 text on a white background

contrast 1.30:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c2f337;
Background color
Panel with #c2f337 background
background-color: #c2f337;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c2f337;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(194, 243, 55, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(194, 243, 55, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c2f337;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2f337, #45F337);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c2f337

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#c2f337 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#c2f337, answered

What color is #c2f337?

#c2f337 is a balanced electric green, closest to Green Yellow (ΔE2000 4.5). It sits at 76° on the hue wheel with 89% saturation and 58% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #c2f337?

rgb(194, 243, 55) — 194 red, 243 green and 55 blue out of 255, or 76.1% / 95.3% / 21.6% by channel.

Is #c2f337 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7585 and perceived brightness is 84%, so black text on it reaches 16.17:1.

Should I use black or white text on #c2f337?

Black. It scores 16.17:1 against #c2f337, versus 1.30:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #c2f337?

#6837F3 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #3764F3 and #C637F3, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #c2f337?

For interface work: #F9FAF4 as the surface, #E1EDC0 for borders, #869B4B for secondary text, #3533F7 as an accent and #5B7807 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F3C637 and #64F337 stays calm, while #6837F3 is the loudest partner.

What is #c2f337 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(20%, 0%, 77%, 5%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #c2f337 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 38 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F3DF37; nudged cooler, #7DF535.

Work with #c2f337 in the Color Lab