#C9F188

A light, vivid green closely aligning with Lightgreen.

About #C9F188

The precise color #C9F188 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Lightgreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 201, 241, and 136.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 17% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 44% Yellow, and 5% Black. The HSL representation is 82.9° hue, 78.9% saturation, and 73.9% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C9F188
RGB201, 241, 136
HSL82.9°, 78.9%, 73.9%
CMYK17%, 0%, 44%, 5%
HSV82.9°, 43.6%, 94.5%
LAB90.4, -29.6, 46.4
XYZ60.0, 77.1, 35.0
Decimal13234568

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.28:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
16.42:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.22:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
13.96:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C9F188; }
.text-color { color: #C9F188; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C9F188; }

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