Light green

#c5e8a2

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light green, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Light green, a strong green at 90 degrees. Light greens like this signal fresh, natural and wellness. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Light green color values

Every conversion for #c5e8a2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c5e8a2

RGB197, 232, 162

HSL90, 60%, 77%

HSV90, 30%, 91%

CMYK15%, 0%, 30%, 9%

Lab88.06, -23.46, 30.4

XYZ58.4, 72.19, 45.04

Decimal12970146

Web safe#ccff99

Pantone365 C

Shades of light green

#b3e185 #a1da68 #8ed24b #7cc731 #6aaa2a #588d23 #46701c #345314 #21360d #0f1906

Tints of light green

#caeaaa #cfecb2 #d4eeba #d9f0c1 #def2c9 #e2f4d1 #e7f6d9 #ecf8e1 #f1fae9 #f6fbf1

Colors that go with light green

Complementary#c5a2e8 Analogous#e8e8a2 Analogous#a2e8a2 Triadic#a2c5e8 Triadic#e8a2c5 Split complementary#a2a2e8 Split complementary#e8a2e8

Light green in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 15, 0, 30, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c5e8a2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

15 0 30 9

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

18 4 32 15

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light green in css

Copy #c5e8a2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c5e8a2; }
.text { color: #c5e8a2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c5e8a2; }

How light green looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #c5e8a2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c5e8a2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c5e8a2 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light green? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c5e8a2 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light green, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #c5e8a2 are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.