Chartreuse
#7FFF00
Chartreuse (#7FFF00) is a medium, vivid green colour, balanced between warm and cool. In RGB it is 127 red, 255 green and 0 blue; in HSL its hue is 90°, its saturation 100% and its lightness 50%. For print, its CMYK mix is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black, though printed colours vary with paper and ink.
Green stands for nature, growth, health and money. Fresh greens suit food and wellness brands; deep greens feel calm, established and premium.
Text on chartreuse
White text on chartreuse has a contrast ratio of 1.30:1 and fails; black text has 16.21:1 and passes AAA. Black text is the better choice on it. Check other pairs in the contrast checker.
White text · 1.30:1
Black text · 16.21:1
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Use chartreuse in CSS
.button {
background-color: #7FFF00;
color: #000000;
}Make a full Tailwind scale from it with the Tailwind shades generator, or see more shades of green.