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#c7fdb2

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

RGB
199, 253, 178
HSL
103°, 95%, 85%
CMYK
21, 0, 30, 1
Luminance
0.8561

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #c7fdb2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#c7fdb2
Hue
103°
green
Saturation
95%
electric
Lightness
85%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
90%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8561
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
55/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
18.12:1
Closest name
Pale Green
ΔE2000 6.6
Where it sits
Hue103° of 360°
Saturation95%
Lightness85%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool55% 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#c7fdb2
RGBrgb(199, 253, 178)
HSLhsl(103, 95%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 30%, 1%)
LABlab(94.1 -30.4 30.5)
LCHlch(94.1 43.1 134.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.939 0.113 137.1)
Decimal13106610
Display P3color(display-p3 0.780 0.992 0.698)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c7fdb2;
background-color: #c7fdb2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c7fdb2] bg-[#c7fdb2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c7fdb2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.780, green: 0.992, blue: 0.698)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c7fdb2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFC7FDB2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(178, 253, 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 #c7fdb2 · 18.12:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.16:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 18.12:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #c7fdb2 as text scores 1.16:1 on white and 18.12:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c7fdb2 on white: 1.16:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c7fdb2 on black: 18.12:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFF1AD
deuteranopia · #FAECB6
tritanopia · #C6F8E9

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #c7fdb2 is pinned to step 200; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F5FDF1
#EBFBE4
#c7fdb2
#AFFC92
#88FB5B
#60F924
#47EF06
#3BC705
#309F04
#267308
#184805
Base = 200Lightest = 50 · #F5FDF1Darkest = 950 · #184805
:root {
  --brand-50: #F5FDF1;
  --brand-100: #EBFBE4;
  --brand-200: #c7fdb2;
  --brand-300: #AFFC92;
  --brand-400: #88FB5B;
  --brand-500: #60F924;
  --brand-600: #47EF06;
  --brand-700: #3BC705;
  --brand-800: #309F04;
  --brand-900: #267308;
  --brand-950: #184805;
  --brand: #c7fdb2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #c7fdb2

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#F6FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#CCEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#619B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#6000CC
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#257C03
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EDFEE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#182414
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 #c7fdb2

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#E8B2FD
Analogous left#ECFDB2
Analogous right#B2FDC2
Split-complement 1#C2B2FD
Split-complement 2#FDB2EC
Triadic 1#B2C7FD
Triadic 2#FDB2C7
Tetradic#B2ECFD

RGB percentages

Red78.0%
Green99.2%
Blue69.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan21.3%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow29.6%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#c7fdb2 text on a black background

contrast 18.12:1

Card sample

#c7fdb2 text on a white background

contrast 1.16:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c7fdb2;
Background color
Panel with #c7fdb2 background
background-color: #c7fdb2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c7fdb2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(199, 253, 178, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(199, 253, 178, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c7fdb2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c7fdb2, #B2FDCF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c7fdb2

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.

#c7fdb2 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.

#c7fdb2, answered

What color is #c7fdb2?

#c7fdb2 is a light electric green, closest to Pale Green (ΔE2000 6.6). It sits at 103° on the hue wheel with 95% saturation and 85% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #c7fdb2?

rgb(199, 253, 178) — 199 red, 253 green and 178 blue out of 255, or 78% / 99.2% / 69.8% by channel.

Is #c7fdb2 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8561 and perceived brightness is 90%, so black text on it reaches 18.12:1.

Should I use black or white text on #c7fdb2?

Black. It scores 18.12:1 against #c7fdb2, versus 1.16:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #c7fdb2?

#E8B2FD sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #C2B2FD and #FDB2EC, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #c7fdb2?

For interface work: #F6FAF4 as the surface, #CCEDC0 for borders, #619B4B for secondary text, #6000CC as an accent and #257C03 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #ECFDB2 and #B2FDC2 stays calm, while #E8B2FD is the loudest partner.

What is #c7fdb2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(21%, 0%, 30%, 1%). 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 #c7fdb2 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 55 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #E2FDB2; nudged cooler, #B1FEB8.

Work with #c7fdb2 in the Color Lab