Light green

#c4e4ac

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

Light green is a light green that feels relaxed. Light greens like this signal fresh, natural and wellness. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Light green color values

Every conversion for #c4e4ac, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c4e4ac

RGB196, 228, 172

HSL94, 51%, 78%

HSV94, 25%, 89%

CMYK14%, 0%, 25%, 11%

Lab87.1, -20.39, 23.94

XYZ57.95, 70.2, 49.53

Decimal12903596

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone365 C

Shades of light green

#b0db90 #9cd274 #89c958 #75be3e #64a235 #53872c #426b23 #304f1a #1f3311 #0e1708

Tints of light green

#cee9ba #d3ebc1 #d8edc8 #ddefcf #e2f2d6 #e7f4dd #ecf6e4 #f0f8eb #f5fbf2

Colors that go with light green

Complementary#ccace4 Analogous#e0e4ac Analogous#ace4b0 Triadic#acc4e4 Triadic#e4acc4 Split complementary#b0ace4 Split complementary#e4ace0

Light green in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 14, 0, 25, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c4e4ac on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

14 0 25 11

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

17 4 27 17

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 read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light green in css

Copy #c4e4ac straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c4e4ac; }
.text { color: #c4e4ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c4e4ac; }

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 #c4e4ac against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c4e4ac against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #c4e4ac 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 the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn light green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #c4e4ac 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

Every value on this page for #c4e4ac is computed, not guessed. 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.