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#C5EC79 Venomous Sting

#C5EC79 is a very light, moderately saturated green named Venomous Sting. In the RGB color model it is made of 77.3% red, 92.5% green and 47.5% blue (rgb(197, 236, 121)). Its HSL value is 80° hue, 75% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 7% black. #C5EC79 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.65:1.

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Variations of #C5EC79

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C5EC79 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C5EC79 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C5EC79 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F1DE80
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F7E06F
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EBE374
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F1DE80
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E5E27D
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CCE3D1
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C6E8A9
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DEDEDE
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D8E2CB

#C5EC79 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.34:1 Very poor#C5EC79 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.65:1 Super#C5EC79 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C5EC79 in CSS

/* Venomous Sting */
.color { color: #C5EC79; }
.background { background-color: #C5EC79; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C5EC79; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(197 236 121);
color: hsl(80 75% 70%);
color: oklch(0.891 0.149 124.8);

#C5EC79 FAQ

What color is #C5EC79?

#C5EC79 is a very light, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Venomous Sting. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C5EC79?

#C5EC79 is rgb(197, 236, 121) in RGB, hsl(80, 75%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 0%, 49%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C5EC79?

The complementary color of #C5EC79 is #A079EC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C5EC79?

Black text has the best contrast on #C5EC79: 15.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C5EC79 a warm or cool color?

#C5EC79 is a cool color.