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#00CD00

#00cd00 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#00cd00 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 80.39% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 100% saturation and 40.2% 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 9.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#00cc00
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Relative luminance0.4366

Complementary

  1. #00cd00
  2. #cd00cd

Split complementary

  1. #00cd00
  2. #6700cd
  3. #cd0067

Analogous

  1. #67cd00
  2. #00cd00
  3. #00cd67

Triadic

  1. #00cd00
  2. #0000cd
  3. #cd0000

Tetradic

  1. #00cd00
  2. #00cdcd
  3. #cd00cd
  4. #cd0000

Square

  1. #00cd00
  2. #0067cd
  3. #cd00cd
  4. #cd6700

Monochromatic

  1. #003400
  2. #008100
  3. #00cd00
  4. #1bff1b
  5. #67ff67

Shades

#00cd00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #00cd00
  2. #00b900
  3. #00a400
  4. #009000
  5. #007b00
  6. #006700
  7. #005200
  8. #003e00
  9. #002900
  10. #001500
  11. #000000

Tints

#00cd00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #00cd00
  2. #1ad21a
  3. #33d733
  4. #4ddc4d
  5. #66e166
  6. #80e680
  7. #99eb99
  8. #b3f0b3
  9. #ccf5cc
  10. #e6fae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#00cd00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #00cd00
  2. #0dc50d
  3. #1abe1a
  4. #26b626
  5. #33ae33
  6. #40a740
  7. #4d9f4d
  8. #5a975a
  9. #668f66
  10. #738873
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cbd8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ac2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7c100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98ba22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c98a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-00cd00 {
  color: #00cd00;
}
Background
.bg-00cd00 {
  background-color: #00cd00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-00cd00 {
  border: 2px solid #00cd00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #00cd00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 205 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-00cd00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #00cd00, #00cd67);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-00cd00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 205 0 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 2.22 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 5.20 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.70 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 9.49 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 10.08 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 11.18 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 11.32 #ff32ff Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#00cd00  rgb(0, 205, 0)  hsl(120, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#cd00cd  rgb(205, 0, 205)  hsl(300, 100%, 40%)  Electric Purple
#0000cd  rgb(0, 0, 205)  hsl(240, 100%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#cd0000  rgb(205, 0, 0)  hsl(0, 100%, 40%)  Rosso Corsa