Information about #C5E56C color
Basic facts about this digital color
#C5E56C is a energetic, saturated zesty chartreuse that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Curiosity (#D3E568). Nearby in the Register you will also find RCAP GREEN (#D5E868) and Sublime (#CDE65D).
In RGB terms — rgb(197, 229, 108) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C5E56C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.4:1. #C5E56C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#C5E56C color variations
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#C5E56C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#C5E56C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#C5E56C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#C5E56C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#C5E56C color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #C5E56C color
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Nearest named colors to #C5E56C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#D3E568
#D5E868
#CDE65D
#D6E868
#D0DB61
#C6EA80
#C9D179
#DDE26A
#BDDA57
#B2EC5D
#DDE574
#D1E182
#C5E56C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#C5E56C
- RGB197, 229, 108
- CMYK13, 0, 47, 10
- CSSrgb(197, 229, 108)
- HSL76°, 70%, 66%
- HSL Precise75.868°, 69.942%, 66.078%
- HSV76°, 53%, 90%
- HSB76°, 53%, 90%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.773
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.898
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
- GLSLvec3(0.773, 0.898, 0.424)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.773, 0.898, 0.424, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.773, 0.898, 0.424)
- Percentage of Red in RGB77.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB89.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDC5E56C
- DECIMAL ID12969324
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
