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#16E00A

#16e00a ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#16e00a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 87.84% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.54% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 116.64°, with 91.45% saturation and 45.88% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 5.11.

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Web safe#00cc00
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Relative luminance0.535

Complementary

  1. #16e00a
  2. #d40ae0

Split complementary

  1. #16e00a
  2. #690ae0
  3. #e00a81

Analogous

  1. #81e00a
  2. #16e00a
  3. #0ae069

Triadic

  1. #16e00a
  2. #0a16e0
  3. #e00a16

Tetradic

  1. #16e00a
  2. #0ae0d4
  3. #d40ae0
  4. #e00a16

Square

  1. #16e00a
  2. #0a81e0
  3. #d40ae0
  4. #e0690a

Monochromatic

  1. #084e03
  2. #0f9707
  3. #16e00a
  4. #4af640
  5. #90fa89

Shades

#16e00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16e00a
  2. #14ca09
  3. #12b308
  4. #0f9d07
  5. #0d8606
  6. #0b7005
  7. #095a04
  8. #074303
  9. #042d02
  10. #021601
  11. #000000

Tints

#16e00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16e00a
  2. #2de323
  3. #45e63b
  4. #5ce954
  5. #73ec6c
  6. #8bf085
  7. #a2f39d
  8. #b9f6b6
  9. #d0f9ce
  10. #e8fce7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16e00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16e00a
  2. #21d616
  3. #2bcd22
  4. #36c32d
  5. #40ba39
  6. #4bb045
  7. #56a651
  8. #609d5d
  9. #6b9368
  10. #758a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ace9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5c900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2bc34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d9be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7d300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8cb29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dc97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16e00a {
  color: #16e00a;
}
Background
.bg-16e00a {
  background-color: #16e00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16e00a {
  border: 2px solid #16e00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16e00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 224 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 117 91% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16e00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16e00a, #0ae069);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16e00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 224 10 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.11 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.36 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 6.74 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 6.88 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 7.01 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 8.40 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 9.01 #e91ff5 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#16e00a  rgb(22, 224, 10)  hsl(117, 91%, 46%)  Lime Green
#d40ae0  rgb(212, 10, 224)  hsl(297, 91%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#0a16e0  rgb(10, 22, 224)  hsl(237, 91%, 46%)  Blue
#e00a16  rgb(224, 10, 22)  hsl(357, 91%, 46%)  Lust