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#c7fba7

a light, electric green · neutral · closest name: Pale Green

RGB
199, 251, 167
HSL
97°, 91%, 82%
CMYK
21, 0, 34, 2
Luminance
0.8393

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #c7fba7 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#c7fba7
Hue
97°
green
Saturation
91%
electric
Lightness
82%
light
Brightness
98%
HSV value
Perceived
89%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8393
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
53/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
17.79:1
Closest name
Pale Green
ΔE2000 6.4
Where it sits
Hue97° of 360°
Saturation91%
Lightness82%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool53% cool

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

Every format

HEX#c7fba7
RGBrgb(199, 251, 167)
HSLhsl(97, 91%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 34%, 2%)
LABlab(93.4 -31.1 35.0)
LCHlch(93.4 46.8 131.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.932 0.122 134.1)
Decimal13106087
Display P3color(display-p3 0.780 0.984 0.655)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c7fba7;
background-color: #c7fba7;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c7fba7] bg-[#c7fba7]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c7fba7;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.780, green: 0.984, blue: 0.655)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c7fba7")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFC7FBA7)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(167, 251, 199)

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 #c7fba7 · 17.79:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.18:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.79:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #c7fba7 as text scores 1.18:1 on white and 17.79:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c7fba7 on white: 1.18:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c7fba7 on black: 17.79:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFEFA1
deuteranopia · #FAEBAB
tritanopia · #C7F5E5

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #c7fba7 is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F6FDF2
#EDFBE4
#D7F9C3
#c7fba7
#99F85E
#77F528
#60EA0B
#50C309
#409C07
#31710A
#1F4606
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F6FDF2Darkest = 950 · #1F4606
:root {
  --brand-50: #F6FDF2;
  --brand-100: #EDFBE4;
  --brand-200: #D7F9C3;
  --brand-300: #c7fba7;
  --brand-400: #99F85E;
  --brand-500: #77F528;
  --brand-600: #60EA0B;
  --brand-700: #50C309;
  --brand-800: #409C07;
  --brand-900: #31710A;
  --brand-950: #1F4606;
  --brand: #c7fba7;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #c7fba7

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#F7FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#D1EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#699B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#4E04C8
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#327A06
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EFFEE7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1A2414
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 #c7fba7

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#DBA7FB
Analogous left#F1FBA7
Analogous right#A7FBB1
Split-complement 1#B1A7FB
Split-complement 2#FBA7F1
Triadic 1#A7C7FB
Triadic 2#FBA7C7
Tetradic#A7F1FB

RGB percentages

Red78.0%
Green98.4%
Blue65.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan20.7%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow33.5%
Key (black)1.6%

Color previews

#c7fba7 text on a black background

contrast 17.79:1

Card sample

#c7fba7 text on a white background

contrast 1.18:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c7fba7;
Background color
Panel with #c7fba7 background
background-color: #c7fba7;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c7fba7;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(199, 251, 167, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(199, 251, 167, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c7fba7;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c7fba7, #A7FBBF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c7fba7

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.

#c7fba7 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.

#c7fba7, answered

What color is #c7fba7?

#c7fba7 is a light electric green, closest to Pale Green (ΔE2000 6.4). It sits at 97° on the hue wheel with 91% saturation and 82% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #c7fba7?

rgb(199, 251, 167) — 199 red, 251 green and 167 blue out of 255, or 78% / 98.4% / 65.5% by channel.

Is #c7fba7 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8393 and perceived brightness is 89%, so black text on it reaches 17.79:1.

Should I use black or white text on #c7fba7?

Black. It scores 17.79:1 against #c7fba7, versus 1.18:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #c7fba7?

#DBA7FB sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #B1A7FB and #FBA7F1, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #c7fba7?

For interface work: #F7FAF4 as the surface, #D1EDC0 for borders, #699B4B for secondary text, #4E04C8 as an accent and #327A06 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F1FBA7 and #A7FBB1 stays calm, while #DBA7FB is the loudest partner.

What is #c7fba7 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(21%, 0%, 34%, 2%). 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 #c7fba7 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 53 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #E6FBA7; nudged cooler, #A8FCA6.

Work with #c7fba7 in the Color Lab