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#59CD05

#59cd05 ≈ Lime Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#59cd05 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 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 97.56% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 94.8°, with 95.24% saturation and 41.18% 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 4.19.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.458

Complementary

  1. #59cd05
  2. #7905cd

Split complementary

  1. #59cd05
  2. #1505cd
  3. #cd05bd

Analogous

  1. #bdcd05
  2. #59cd05
  3. #05cd15

Triadic

  1. #59cd05
  2. #0559cd
  3. #cd0559

Tetradic

  1. #59cd05
  2. #05cd79
  3. #7905cd
  4. #cd0559

Square

  1. #59cd05
  2. #05bdcd
  3. #7905cd
  4. #cd1505

Monochromatic

  1. #183801
  2. #398203
  3. #59cd05
  4. #7efa25
  5. #aafc70

Shades

#59cd05 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cd05
  2. #50b905
  3. #47a404
  4. #3e9004
  5. #357b03
  6. #2d6703
  7. #245202
  8. #1b3e02
  9. #122901
  10. #091501
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cd05 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cd05
  2. #6ad21e
  3. #7ad737
  4. #8bdc50
  5. #9be169
  6. #ace682
  7. #bdeb9b
  8. #cdf0b4
  9. #def5cd
  10. #eefae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cd05 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cd05
  2. #5dc511
  3. #61be1e
  4. #65b62a
  5. #69ae36
  6. #6da743
  7. #709f4f
  8. #74975b
  9. #788f67
  10. #7c8874
  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 #c6b12d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4fc5ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0c200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5bd23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #53c88a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cd05 {
  color: #59cd05;
}
Background
.bg-59cd05 {
  background-color: #59cd05;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cd05 {
  border: 2px solid #59cd05;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cd05;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 95 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cd05 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cd05, #05cd15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cd05 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 5 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.19 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.99 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.56 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.56 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.91 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.73 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.83 #a632fa Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#59cd05  rgb(89, 205, 5)  hsl(95, 95%, 41%)  Lime Green
#7905cd  rgb(121, 5, 205)  hsl(275, 95%, 41%)  Dark Violet
#0559cd  rgb(5, 89, 205)  hsl(215, 95%, 41%)  Sapphire
#cd0559  rgb(205, 5, 89)  hsl(335, 95%, 41%)  Dogwood Rose