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#59CD12

#59cd12 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#59cd12 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 80.39% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.22% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 97.22°, with 83.86% saturation and 43.73% 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 10.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 3.88.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.4583

Complementary

  1. #59cd12
  2. #8612cd

Split complementary

  1. #59cd12
  2. #2912cd
  3. #cd12b7

Analogous

  1. #b7cd12
  2. #59cd12
  3. #12cd29

Triadic

  1. #59cd12
  2. #1259cd
  3. #cd1259

Tetradic

  1. #59cd12
  2. #12cd86
  3. #8612cd
  4. #cd1259

Square

  1. #59cd12
  2. #12b7cd
  3. #8612cd
  4. #cd2912

Monochromatic

  1. #1c4006
  2. #3a870c
  3. #59cd12
  4. #81ee3e
  5. #aef484

Shades

#59cd12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cd12
  2. #50b910
  3. #47a40e
  4. #3e900d
  5. #357b0b
  6. #2d6709
  7. #245207
  8. #1b3e05
  9. #122904
  10. #091502
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cd12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cd12
  2. #6ad22a
  3. #7ad741
  4. #8bdc59
  5. #9be171
  6. #ace689
  7. #bdeba0
  8. #cdf0b8
  9. #def5d0
  10. #eefae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cd12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cd12
  2. #5dc51d
  3. #61be28
  4. #65b633
  5. #69ae3e
  6. #6da749
  7. #709f54
  8. #74975f
  9. #788f6a
  10. #7c8875
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98bf90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b131 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4fc5ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0c200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5bd28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #53c98b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cd12 {
  color: #59cd12;
}
Background
.bg-59cd12 {
  background-color: #59cd12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cd12 {
  border: 2px solid #59cd12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cd12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 97 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cd12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cd12, #12cd29);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cd12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 18 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 3.88 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.89 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.26 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.65 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.60 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.41 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.97 #a632ed Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#59cd12  rgb(89, 205, 18)  hsl(97, 84%, 44%)  Lime Green
#8612cd  rgb(134, 18, 205)  hsl(277, 84%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#1259cd  rgb(18, 89, 205)  hsl(217, 84%, 44%)  Sapphire
#cd1259  rgb(205, 18, 89)  hsl(337, 84%, 44%)  Dogwood Rose