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Chartreuse Green

#C6F24E

Conversions

HEX#C6F24E

RGBrgb(198, 242, 78)

HSLhsl(76, 86%, 63%)

HSVhsv(76, 68%, 95%)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 68%, 5%)

Copy CSS

color: #c6f24e;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(198, 242, 78);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(76, 86%, 63%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 1.30 : 1

On ink blackPass · 14.77 : 1

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Pairings

About Chartreuse Green

Chartreuse Green is the hex color #C6F24E, which translates to rgb(198, 242, 78) in RGB and hsl(76, 86%, 63%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 76 degrees, with a saturation of 86 percent and a lightness of 63 percent. That combination gives Chartreuse Green a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Chartreuse Green compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is yellowgreen (#9ACD32), a CIE76 distance of 14.2 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is lime-300 (#BBF451), at a distance of 5.0. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Inchworm at 10.3. Sorted by lightness, Chartreuse Green is number 26 of the 30 green colors here.

Text on Chartreuse Green

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Chartreuse Green, 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 Green already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Chartreuse Green. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
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	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Light grey #E5E7EB	1.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Chartreuse Green

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 Green 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 Green

Format	Value
HEX	#C6F24E
RGB	rgb(198, 242, 78)
HSL	hsl(76, 86%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(76, 68%, 95%)
CMYK	cmyk(18%, 0%, 68%, 5%)
OKLCH	oklch(90.05% 0.1913 123.30)
CIELAB	lab(89.89 -36.21 70.97)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.