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#09BC4A

#09bc4a ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#09bc4a is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 73.73% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 60.64% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 141.79°, with 90.86% saturation and 38.63% 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 8.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 6.27.

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Web safe#00cc33
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Relative luminance0.3652

Complementary

  1. #09bc4a
  2. #bc097b

Split complementary

  1. #09bc4a
  2. #a409bc
  3. #bc0921

Analogous

  1. #21bc09
  2. #09bc4a
  3. #09bca4

Triadic

  1. #09bc4a
  2. #4a09bc
  3. #bc4a09

Tetradic

  1. #09bc4a
  2. #097bbc
  3. #bc097b
  4. #bc4a09

Square

  1. #09bc4a
  2. #0921bc
  3. #bc097b
  4. #bca409

Monochromatic

  1. #022a11
  2. #06732d
  3. #09bc4a
  4. #1df46b
  5. #66f89b

Shades

#09bc4a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09bc4a
  2. #08a943
  3. #07963b
  4. #068434
  5. #05712c
  6. #055e25
  7. #044b1e
  8. #033816
  9. #02260f
  10. #011307
  11. #000000

Tints

#09bc4a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09bc4a
  2. #22c35c
  3. #3ac96e
  4. #53d080
  5. #6bd792
  6. #84dea5
  7. #9de4b7
  8. #b5ebc9
  9. #cef2db
  10. #e6f8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09bc4a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09bc4a
  2. #15b64f
  3. #21b055
  4. #2daa5a
  5. #39a460
  6. #459e65
  7. #50986a
  8. #5c9270
  9. #688c75
  10. #74867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #81ad88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beaa3e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ad9e54 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97b243 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89ab50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b989 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09bc4a {
  color: #09bc4a;
}
Background
.bg-09bc4a {
  background-color: #09bc4a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09bc4a {
  border: 2px solid #09bc4a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09bc4a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 188 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 142 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09bc4a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09bc4a, #09bca4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09bc4a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 188 74 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.27 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.76 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.78 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.22 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.59 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.71 #00a86b Jade ΔE 9.89 #f643b5 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#09bc4a  rgb(9, 188, 74)  hsl(142, 91%, 39%)  Lime Green
#bc097b  rgb(188, 9, 123)  hsl(322, 91%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#4a09bc  rgb(74, 9, 188)  hsl(262, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#bc4a09  rgb(188, 74, 9)  hsl(22, 91%, 39%)  Mahogany