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#59CD56

#59cd56 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#59cd56 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.05% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 118.49°, with 54.34% saturation and 57.06% 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 10.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 3.76.

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Web safe#66cc66
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Relative luminance0.4646

Complementary

  1. #59cd56
  2. #ca56cd

Split complementary

  1. #59cd56
  2. #8f56cd
  3. #cd5694

Analogous

  1. #94cd56
  2. #59cd56
  3. #56cd8f

Triadic

  1. #59cd56
  2. #5659cd
  3. #cd5659

Tetradic

  1. #59cd56
  2. #56cdca
  3. #ca56cd
  4. #cd5659

Square

  1. #59cd56
  2. #5694cd
  3. #ca56cd
  4. #cd8f56

Monochromatic

  1. #216a20
  2. #34a631
  3. #59cd56
  4. #93de91
  5. #cdf0cc

Shades

#59cd56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #59cd56
  2. #50b94d
  3. #47a445
  4. #3e903c
  5. #357b34
  6. #2d672b
  7. #245222
  8. #1b3e1a
  9. #122911
  10. #091509
  11. #000000

Tints

#59cd56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #59cd56
  2. #6ad267
  3. #7ad778
  4. #8bdc89
  5. #9be19a
  6. #ace6ab
  7. #bdebbb
  8. #cdf0cc
  9. #def5dd
  10. #eefaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#59cd56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #59cd56
  2. #5dc55a
  3. #61be5e
  4. #65b663
  5. #69ae67
  6. #6da76b
  7. #709f6f
  8. #749773
  9. #788f78
  10. #7c887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99bf98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1bc4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2b25f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #46c7b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aec34f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3bd5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4eca97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-59cd56 {
  color: #59cd56;
}
Background
.bg-59cd56 {
  background-color: #59cd56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-59cd56 {
  border: 2px solid #59cd56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #59cd56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 89 205 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 118 54% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-59cd56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #59cd56, #56cd8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-59cd56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(89 205 86 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 3.76 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.38 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 4.39 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 5.15 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.32 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.76 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 8.05 #a632a9 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#59cd56  rgb(89, 205, 86)  hsl(118, 54%, 57%)  Lime Green
#ca56cd  rgb(202, 86, 205)  hsl(298, 54%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#5659cd  rgb(86, 89, 205)  hsl(238, 54%, 57%)  Iris
#cd5659  rgb(205, 86, 89)  hsl(358, 54%, 57%)  Indian Red