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#c4f360

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

RGB
196, 243, 96
HSL
79°, 86%, 67%
CMYK
19, 0, 61, 5
Luminance
0.7668

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #c4f360 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#c4f360
Hue
79°
green
Saturation
86%
electric
Lightness
67%
light
Brightness
95%
HSV value
Perceived
85%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7668
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
41/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
16.34:1
Closest name
Green Yellow
ΔE2000 5.4
Where it sits
Hue79° of 360°
Saturation86%
Lightness67%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool41% 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#c4f360
RGBrgb(196, 243, 96)
HSLhsl(79, 86%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 61%, 5%)
LABlab(90.2 -36.2 64.2)
LCHlch(90.2 73.7 119.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.903 0.180 124.9)
Decimal12907360
Display P3color(display-p3 0.769 0.953 0.376)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c4f360;
background-color: #c4f360;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c4f360] bg-[#c4f360]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c4f360;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.769, green: 0.953, blue: 0.376)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c4f360")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFC4F360)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(96, 243, 196)

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 #c4f360 · 16.34:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.29:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.34:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #c4f360 as text scores 1.29:1 on white and 16.34:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c4f360 on white: 1.29:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c4f360 on black: 16.34:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFE44F
deuteranopia · #F9E26A
tritanopia · #CCE8D4

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #c4f360 is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F9FDF2
#F3FAE5
#E7F7C5
#D8F797
#c4f360
#B2EF2E
#A0E411
#86BE0E
#6B980B
#4F6E0D
#314508
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F9FDF2Darkest = 950 · #314508
:root {
  --brand-50: #F9FDF2;
  --brand-100: #F3FAE5;
  --brand-200: #E7F7C5;
  --brand-300: #D8F797;
  --brand-400: #c4f360;
  --brand-500: #B2EF2E;
  --brand-600: #A0E411;
  --brand-700: #86BE0E;
  --brand-800: #6B980B;
  --brand-900: #4F6E0D;
  --brand-950: #314508;
  --brand: #c4f360;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #c4f360

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#F8FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#DEEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#819B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#675DF6
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#537709
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F6FDE7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1F2414
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 #c4f360

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
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • 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
  • White text placed on it
  • 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#8F60F3
Analogous left#F3D960
Analogous right#7BF360
Split-complement 1#607BF3
Split-complement 2#D960F3
Triadic 1#60C4F3
Triadic 2#F360C4
Tetradic#60F3D9

RGB percentages

Red76.9%
Green95.3%
Blue37.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan19.3%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow60.5%
Key (black)4.7%

Color previews

#c4f360 text on a black background

contrast 16.34:1

Card sample

#c4f360 text on a white background

contrast 1.29:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c4f360;
Background color
Panel with #c4f360 background
background-color: #c4f360;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c4f360;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(196, 243, 96, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(196, 243, 96, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c4f360;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4f360, #62F360);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c4f360

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.

#c4f360 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
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

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

#c4f360, answered

What color is #c4f360?

#c4f360 is a light electric green, closest to Green Yellow (ΔE2000 5.4). It sits at 79° on the hue wheel with 86% saturation and 67% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #c4f360?

rgb(196, 243, 96) — 196 red, 243 green and 96 blue out of 255, or 76.9% / 95.3% / 37.6% by channel.

Is #c4f360 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7668 and perceived brightness is 85%, so black text on it reaches 16.34:1.

Should I use black or white text on #c4f360?

Black. It scores 16.34:1 against #c4f360, versus 1.29:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #c4f360?

#8F60F3 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #607BF3 and #D960F3, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #c4f360?

For interface work: #F8FAF4 as the surface, #DEEDC0 for borders, #819B4B for secondary text, #675DF6 as an accent and #537709 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F3D960 and #7BF360 stays calm, while #8F60F3 is the loudest partner.

What is #c4f360 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(19%, 0%, 61%, 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 #c4f360 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 41 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F3EC60; nudged cooler, #8EF55E.

Work with #c4f360 in the Color Lab