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#09BF4E

#09bf4e ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#09bf4e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 74.9% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 59.16% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 142.75°, with 91% saturation and 39.22% 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 8.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 5.92.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.3787

Complementary

  1. #09bf4e
  2. #bf097a

Split complementary

  1. #09bf4e
  2. #a909bf
  3. #bf091f

Analogous

  1. #1fbf09
  2. #09bf4e
  3. #09bfa9

Triadic

  1. #09bf4e
  2. #4e09bf
  3. #bf4e09

Tetradic

  1. #09bf4e
  2. #097abf
  3. #bf097a
  4. #bf4e09

Square

  1. #09bf4e
  2. #091fbf
  3. #bf097a
  4. #bfa909

Monochromatic

  1. #022d12
  2. #067630
  3. #09bf4e
  4. #20f471
  5. #69f89f

Shades

#09bf4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09bf4e
  2. #08ac46
  3. #07993e
  4. #068637
  5. #05732f
  6. #056027
  7. #044c1f
  8. #033917
  9. #022610
  10. #011308
  11. #000000

Tints

#09bf4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09bf4e
  2. #22c560
  3. #3acc71
  4. #53d283
  5. #6bd995
  6. #84dfa7
  7. #9de5b8
  8. #b5ecca
  9. #cef2dc
  10. #e6f9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09bf4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09bf4e
  2. #15b953
  3. #21b258
  4. #2dac5d
  5. #39a662
  6. #45a067
  7. #50996c
  8. #5c9371
  9. #688d76
  10. #74867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83b08b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1ad42 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0a157 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bba6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ab447 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8cae54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bd8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09bf4e {
  color: #09bf4e;
}
Background
.bg-09bf4e {
  background-color: #09bf4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09bf4e {
  border: 2px solid #09bf4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09bf4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 191 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 143 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09bf4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09bf4e, #09bfa9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09bf4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 191 78 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.92 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.18 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.95 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.98 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.05 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.62 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.78 #f640b1 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#09bf4e  rgb(9, 191, 78)  hsl(143, 91%, 39%)  Lime Green
#bf097a  rgb(191, 9, 122)  hsl(323, 91%, 39%)  Medium Violet Red
#4e09bf  rgb(78, 9, 191)  hsl(263, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#bf4e09  rgb(191, 78, 9)  hsl(23, 91%, 39%)  Mahogany