Chartreuse
#7FFF00About Chartreuse
Chartreuse is the hex color #7FFF00, which translates to rgb(127, 255, 0) in RGB and hsl(90, 100%, 50%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 90 degrees, with a saturation of 100 percent and a lightness of 50 percent. Its OKLCH chroma of 0.265 is high, so Chartreuse is one of the more vivid green tones here and is easy to overuse at large sizes.
How Chartreuse compares
Chartreuse is exactly the CSS keyword chartreuse, so you can write the keyword instead of the hex and get an identical result. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is lime-400 (#9AE600), at a distance of 19.6. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Green Yellow at 16.2. Sorted by lightness, Chartreuse is number 19 of the 30 green colors here.
Text on Chartreuse
2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Chartreuse, led by Ink black at 14.77:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Chartreuse already loaded as the background.
| Text color | Ratio | AA normal | AA large | AAA normal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White #FFFFFF | 1.30:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail |
| Ink black #0F0F12 | 14.77:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Mid grey #6B7280 | 3.73:1 | Fail | Pass | Fail |
| Dark grey #374151 | 7.95:1 | Pass | Pass | Pass |
| Light grey #E5E7EB | 1.05:1 | Fail | Fail | Fail |
Building a palette around Chartreuse
The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Chartreuse for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.
Full values for Chartreuse
| Format | Value |
|---|---|
| HEX | #7FFF00 |
| RGB | rgb(127, 255, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(90, 100%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(90, 100%, 100%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 0%, 100%, 0%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.03% 0.2648 136.01) |
| CIELAB | lab(89.87 -68.07 85.78) |
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