#7FFF00Chartreuse is a vivid, fully saturated, mid-toned cool green (#7FFF00).
At hue 90° with 100% saturation, chartreuse lands firmly in the green family — a cool color through and through. Colors in this range are commonly associated with growth, nature and reassurance, which makes chartreuse a natural fit for success states, environmental themes and finance products.
Chartreuse is bright enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on chartreuse hits 16.21:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 1.30:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of chartreuse sits at 270° — #7F00FF, close to blue — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same cool temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for chartreuse in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from chartreuse's position on the color wheel (hue 90°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix chartreuse toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how chartreuse performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Chartreuse | 1.30:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Chartreuse | 16.21:1 | AAA | AAA |
#B6B83E#AFA54C#856E79Copy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword chartreuse directly.
:root {
--chartreuse: #7FFF00;
--chartreuse-rgb: 127, 255, 0;
--chartreuse-tint: #B9FF73;
--chartreuse-shade: #468C00;
}
.btn-chartreuse {
background: var(--chartreuse);
color: #000000;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'chartreuse': {
DEFAULT: '#7FFF00',
light: '#B9FF73',
dark: '#468C00',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.