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#c6fe2c

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

RGB
198, 254, 44
HSL
76°, 99%, 58%
CMYK
22, 0, 83, 0
Luminance
0.8307

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #c6fe2c is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#c6fe2c
Hue
76°
green
Saturation
99%
electric
Lightness
58%
balanced
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
88%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8307
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
38/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
17.61:1
Closest name
Green Yellow
ΔE2000 3.7
Where it sits
Hue76° of 360°
Saturation99%
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#c6fe2c
RGBrgb(198, 254, 44)
HSLhsl(76, 99%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 83%, 0%)
LABlab(93.0 -43.0 84.0)
LCHlch(93.0 94.4 117.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.925 0.222 124.7)
Decimal13041196
Display P3color(display-p3 0.776 0.996 0.173)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c6fe2c;
background-color: #c6fe2c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c6fe2c] bg-[#c6fe2c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c6fe2c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.776, green: 0.996, blue: 0.173)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c6fe2c")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFC6FE2C)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(44, 254, 198)

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 #c6fe2c · 17.61:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.19:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.61:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #c6fe2c as text scores 1.19:1 on white and 17.61:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c6fe2c on white: 1.19:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c6fe2c on black: 17.61:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFED00
deuteranopia · #FFEA45
tritanopia · #D0F1D9

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #c6fe2c 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.

#FAFEF1
#F5FCE3
#ECFBC0
#E1FE8F
#D2FE57
#c6fe2c
#B3F401
#95CB01
#77A201
#577505
#374903
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FAFEF1Darkest = 950 · #374903
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAFEF1;
  --brand-100: #F5FCE3;
  --brand-200: #ECFBC0;
  --brand-300: #E1FE8F;
  --brand-400: #D2FE57;
  --brand-500: #c6fe2c;
  --brand-600: #B3F401;
  --brand-700: #95CB01;
  --brand-800: #77A201;
  --brand-900: #577505;
  --brand-950: #374903;
  --brand: #c6fe2c;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #c6fe2c

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#859B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#2E2BFF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#5D7F01
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F8FFE6
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 #c6fe2c

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#642CFE
Analogous left#FECD2C
Analogous right#5DFE2C
Split-complement 1#2C5DFE
Split-complement 2#CD2CFE
Triadic 1#2CC6FE
Triadic 2#FE2CC6
Tetradic#2CFECD

RGB percentages

Red77.6%
Green99.6%
Blue17.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan22.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow82.7%
Key (black)0.4%

Color previews

#c6fe2c text on a black background

contrast 17.61:1

Card sample

#c6fe2c text on a white background

contrast 1.19:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c6fe2c;
Background color
Panel with #c6fe2c background
background-color: #c6fe2c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c6fe2c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(198, 254, 44, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(198, 254, 44, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c6fe2c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c6fe2c, #3AFE2C);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c6fe2c

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.

#c6fe2c 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.

#c6fe2c, answered

What color is #c6fe2c?

#c6fe2c is a balanced electric green, closest to Green Yellow (ΔE2000 3.7). It sits at 76° on the hue wheel with 99% saturation and 58% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #c6fe2c?

rgb(198, 254, 44) — 198 red, 254 green and 44 blue out of 255, or 77.6% / 99.6% / 17.3% by channel.

Is #c6fe2c a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8307 and perceived brightness is 88%, so black text on it reaches 17.61:1.

Should I use black or white text on #c6fe2c?

Black. It scores 17.61:1 against #c6fe2c, versus 1.19:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #c6fe2c?

#642CFE sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #2C5DFE and #CD2CFE, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #c6fe2c?

For interface work: #F9FAF4 as the surface, #E1EDC0 for borders, #859B4B for secondary text, #2E2BFF as an accent and #5D7F01 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FECD2C and #5DFE2C stays calm, while #642CFE is the loudest partner.

What is #c6fe2c in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(22%, 0%, 83%, 0%). 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 #c6fe2c 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 #FEE92C; nudged cooler, #79FF2B.

Work with #c6fe2c in the Color Lab