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#59CD16

#59cd16 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#59cd16 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 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.27% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 98.03°, with 80.62% saturation and 44.51% 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 3.75.

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Web safe#66cc00
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Relative luminance0.4584

Complementary

  1. #59cd16
  2. #8a16cd

Split complementary

  1. #59cd16
  2. #2e16cd
  3. #cd16b5

Analogous

  1. #b5cd16
  2. #59cd16
  3. #16cd2e

Triadic

  1. #59cd16
  2. #1659cd
  3. #cd1659

Tetradic

  1. #59cd16
  2. #16cd8a
  3. #8a16cd
  4. #cd1659

Square

  1. #59cd16
  2. #16b5cd
  3. #8a16cd
  4. #cd2e16

Monochromatic

  1. #1d4307
  2. #3b880f
  3. #59cd16
  4. #81eb45
  5. #b0f28a

Shades

#59cd16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cd16
  2. #50b914
  3. #47a412
  4. #3e900f
  5. #357b0d
  6. #2d670b
  7. #245209
  8. #1b3e07
  9. #122904
  10. #091502
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cd16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cd16
  2. #6ad22d
  3. #7ad745
  4. #8bdc5c
  5. #9be173
  6. #ace68b
  7. #bdeba2
  8. #cdf0b9
  9. #def5d0
  10. #eefae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cd16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cd16
  2. #5dc521
  3. #61be2b
  4. #65b636
  5. #69ae40
  6. #6da74b
  7. #709f56
  8. #749760
  9. #788f6b
  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 #c5b133 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4ec6ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0c200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5bd2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #53c98b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cd16 {
  color: #59cd16;
}
Background
.bg-59cd16 {
  background-color: #59cd16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cd16 {
  border: 2px solid #59cd16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cd16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 98 81% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cd16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cd16, #16cd2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cd16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 22 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 3.75 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.85 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.13 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 7.70 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.46 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.28 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.03 #a632e9 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#59cd16  rgb(89, 205, 22)  hsl(98, 81%, 45%)  Lime Green
#8a16cd  rgb(138, 22, 205)  hsl(278, 81%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#1659cd  rgb(22, 89, 205)  hsl(218, 81%, 45%)  Sapphire
#cd1659  rgb(205, 22, 89)  hsl(338, 81%, 45%)  Dogwood Rose