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#59CD02

#59cd02 ≈ Lime Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#59cd02 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 80.39% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 99.02% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 94.29°, with 98.07% saturation and 40.59% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. 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 10.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 4.25.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.4579

Complementary

  1. #59cd02
  2. #7602cd

Split complementary

  1. #59cd02
  2. #1102cd
  3. #cd02be

Analogous

  1. #becd02
  2. #59cd02
  3. #02cd11

Triadic

  1. #59cd02
  2. #0259cd
  3. #cd0259

Tetradic

  1. #59cd02
  2. #02cd76
  3. #7602cd
  4. #cd0259

Square

  1. #59cd02
  2. #02becd
  3. #7602cd
  4. #cd1102

Monochromatic

  1. #173501
  2. #388101
  3. #59cd02
  4. #7efd1f
  5. #a9fe6a

Shades

#59cd02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cd02
  2. #50b902
  3. #47a402
  4. #3e9001
  5. #357b01
  6. #2d6701
  7. #245201
  8. #1b3e01
  9. #122900
  10. #091500
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cd02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cd02
  2. #6ad21b
  3. #7ad735
  4. #8bdc4e
  5. #9be167
  6. #ace681
  7. #bdeb9a
  8. #cdf0b3
  9. #def5cc
  10. #eefae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cd02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cd02
  2. #5dc50f
  3. #61be1b
  4. #65b628
  5. #69ae34
  6. #6da741
  7. #709f4e
  8. #74975a
  9. #788f67
  10. #7c8873
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98bf8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b12c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4fc5ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0c200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5bd22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #53c88a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cd02 {
  color: #59cd02;
}
Background
.bg-59cd02 {
  background-color: #59cd02;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cd02 {
  border: 2px solid #59cd02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cd02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 98% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cd02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cd02, #02cd11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cd02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 2 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.25 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 5.01 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.54 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.63 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.98 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.79 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.81 #a632fd Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#59cd02  rgb(89, 205, 2)  hsl(94, 98%, 41%)  Lime Green
#7602cd  rgb(118, 2, 205)  hsl(274, 98%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#0259cd  rgb(2, 89, 205)  hsl(214, 98%, 41%)  Sapphire
#cd0259  rgb(205, 2, 89)  hsl(334, 98%, 41%)  Dogwood Rose