HEX atlas value

#C5FA05

#C5FA05 is a cool green HEX color close to Electric Lime. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 197, 250, 5, HSL 73, 96%, 50%, has luminance 0.8025, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#C5FA05 Sample readable text

HEX #C5FA05

RGB rgb(197, 250, 5)

HSL hsl(73 96% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(21, 0, 98, 2)

Luminance 0.8025

Contrast Black 17.05:1White 1.23:1

CSS

--color-c5fa05: #C5FA05;
.background-c5fa05 { background-color: #C5FA05; }
.text-c5fa05 { color: #C5FA05; }

Luminance0.8025

Black text17.05:1AA Pass

White text1.23:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#C5FA05","rgb":[197,250,5],"hsl":[73,96,50],"cmyk":[21,0,98,2],"luminance":0.8025,"contrast":{"black":17.05,"white":1.23}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":17.05,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.23,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Chartreuse Green","hex":"#DFFF00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.44,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#DAFC5F","hex":"#DAFC5F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.07,"contrastWhite":1.16,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Electric Lime","hex":"#CCFF00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.87,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C8FF00","hex":"#C8FF00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.76,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Electric Lime adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/c5fa05.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/electric-lime.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/chartreuse-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3A05FA","analogous":["#FAB505","#4AFA05"],"triadic":["#05C5FA","#FA05C5"],"tetradic":["#05FAB5","#3A05FA","#FA054A"],"splitComplementary":["#054AFA","#B505FA"],"monochromatic":["#DAFC5F","#C5FA05","#7EA003"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DAFC5F","dark":"#7EA003","saturated":"#C8FF00","desaturated":"#B5DE21","pastel":"#DDF38C","neon":"#D1FF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"electric-lime","name":"Electric Lime","hex":"#CCFF00","distance":9.9498743710662},{"slug":"chartreuse-green","name":"Chartreuse Green","hex":"#DFFF00","distance":26.94438717061496},{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":48.63126566315131},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":51.536394906900505},{"slug":"citrine","name":"Citrine","hex":"#E4D00A","distance":52.44044240850758}]

HEX meaning and use

About #C5FA05

#C5FA05 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #C5FA05 is visually closest to Electric Lime, a named green color with HEX #CCFF00.

The RGB channels are 197, 250, and 5, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 73deg with 96% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.8025, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.95, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text17.05:1AA Pass

White text1.23:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #C5FA05 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000017.05:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.23:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Chartreuse Green#000000 text · best 18.44:1#DFFF00

#DAFC5F#000000 text · best 18.07:1#DAFC5F

Electric Lime#000000 text · best 17.87:1#CCFF00

#C8FF00#000000 text · best 17.76:1#C8FF00

Green Yellow#000000 text · best 17.12:1#ADFF2F

Generated Palette

#C5FA05#C5FA05

#3A05FA#3A05FA

#FAB505#FAB505

#4AFA05#4AFA05

#DAFC5F#DAFC5F

#7EA003#7EA003

Color Harmonies

#3A05FA#3A05FA

#FAB505#FAB505

#4AFA05#4AFA05

#05C5FA#05C5FA

#FA05C5#FA05C5

Variants

#DAFC5F#DAFC5F

#7EA003#7EA003

#C8FF00#C8FF00

#B5DE21#B5DE21

#DDF38C#DDF38C

#D1FF29#D1FF29

Nearest Named Colors

Electric Lime#CCFF00

Chartreuse Green#DFFF00

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Pear#D1E231

Citrine#E4D00A

#C5FA05

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #C5FA05

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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