Chartreuse — #7FFF00
#7FFF00 is a medium, vivid yellow-green. It is the CSS named color chartreuse.
Color values
| HEX | #7FFF00 |
| RGB | rgb(127, 255, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(90, 100%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 0%, 100%, 0%) |
| Decimal | 8388352 |
| CSS | color: #7FFF00; |
| Android | 0xFF7FFF00 |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.498, green: 1.000, blue: 0.000, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #7FFF00 | 1.30:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #7FFF00 | 16.21:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #7FFF00
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #7FFF00 and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #7FFF00
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #7FFF00 in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #7FFF00; background-color: #7FFF00; }
.element { color: rgb(127 255 0); }
.element { color: hsl(90 100% 50%); }
/* Tailwind arbitrary value */
<div class="bg-[#7FFF00] text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #7FFF00;Frequently asked questions
What color is #7FFF00?
#7FFF00 is a medium, vivid yellow-green, which CSS calls chartreuse. Its hue sits at 90° on the color wheel, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness.
What is #7FFF00 in RGB?
#7FFF00 converts to rgb(127, 255, 0) — 127 red, 255 green and 0 blue.
What is #7FFF00 in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(50%, 0%, 100%, 0%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #7FFF00 be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (16.21:1 versus 1.30:1).
What is the complementary color of #7FFF00?
#8000FF — the hue directly opposite #7FFF00 on the color wheel.