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Chartreuse Color Code
HEX, RGB, HSL, and CMYK values for Chartreuse, plus its tints, shades, and similar colors.
HEX
#7FFF00
RGB
127, 255, 0
HSL
90, 100%, 50%
CMYK
50%, 0%, 100%, 0%
About Chartreuse
Chartreuse is a cool, vivid medium shade of green, sitting at 90° on the color wheel with 100% saturation and 50% lightness.
For text or UI elements on a Chartreuse background, black text is more readable, giving a contrast ratio of 16.2:1 (AAA).
Its computed complementary color is #8000FF, closest in the library to Rebecca Purple.
Example text on Chartreuse
The Story Behind Chartreuse
Chartreuse is named after a French liqueur made by Carthusian monks, which happens to share this exact yellow-green color. It's one of the few color names borrowed from a drink rather than a plant, animal, or place.
Shades and Tints of Chartreuse
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