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#59CD51

#59cd51 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#59cd51 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.9% red, 80.39% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 60.49% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 116.13°, with 55.36% saturation and 56.08% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 3.27.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.4638

Complementary

  1. #59cd51
  2. #c551cd

Split complementary

  1. #59cd51
  2. #8751cd
  3. #cd5197

Analogous

  1. #97cd51
  2. #59cd51
  3. #51cd87

Triadic

  1. #59cd51
  2. #5159cd
  3. #cd5159

Tetradic

  1. #59cd51
  2. #51cdc5
  3. #c551cd
  4. #cd5159

Square

  1. #59cd51
  2. #5197cd
  3. #c551cd
  4. #cd8751

Monochromatic

  1. #22671e
  2. #36a32f
  3. #59cd51
  4. #92de8c
  5. #caefc8

Shades

#59cd51 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cd51
  2. #50b949
  3. #47a441
  4. #3e9039
  5. #357b31
  6. #2d6729
  7. #245220
  8. #1b3e18
  9. #122910
  10. #091508
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cd51 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cd51
  2. #6ad262
  3. #7ad774
  4. #8bdc85
  5. #9be197
  6. #ace6a8
  7. #bdebb9
  8. #cdf0cb
  9. #def5dc
  10. #eefaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cd51 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cd51
  2. #5dc556
  3. #61be5a
  4. #65b65f
  5. #69ae64
  6. #6da769
  7. #709f6d
  8. #749772
  9. #788f77
  10. #7c887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99bf97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1bb43 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3b25b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47c7b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aec349 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3bd57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4fca95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cd51 {
  color: #59cd51;
}
Background
.bg-59cd51 {
  background-color: #59cd51;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cd51 {
  border: 2px solid #59cd51;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cd51;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 116 55% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cd51 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cd51, #51cd87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cd51 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 81 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 3.27 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.39 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 4.70 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.48 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.31 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.96 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.22 #a632ae Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#59cd51  rgb(89, 205, 81)  hsl(116, 55%, 56%)  Lime Green
#c551cd  rgb(197, 81, 205)  hsl(296, 55%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#5159cd  rgb(81, 89, 205)  hsl(236, 55%, 56%)  Iris
#cd5159  rgb(205, 81, 89)  hsl(356, 55%, 56%)  Indian Red