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#09CA2A

#09ca2a ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#09ca2a is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 79.22% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 79.21% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 130.26°, with 91.47% saturation and 41.37% 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 9.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 1.34.

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Web safe#00cc33
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Relative luminance0.4247

Complementary

  1. #09ca2a
  2. #ca09a9

Split complementary

  1. #09ca2a
  2. #8a09ca
  3. #ca0948

Analogous

  1. #48ca09
  2. #09ca2a
  3. #09ca8a

Triadic

  1. #09ca2a
  2. #2a09ca
  3. #ca2a09

Tetradic

  1. #09ca2a
  2. #09a9ca
  3. #ca09a9
  4. #ca2a09

Square

  1. #09ca2a
  2. #0948ca
  3. #ca09a9
  4. #ca8a09

Monochromatic

  1. #02380c
  2. #06811b
  3. #09ca2a
  4. #2af64d
  5. #73f98a

Shades

#09ca2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09ca2a
  2. #08b626
  3. #07a222
  4. #068d1d
  5. #057919
  6. #056515
  7. #045111
  8. #033d0d
  9. #022808
  10. #011404
  11. #000000

Tints

#09ca2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09ca2a
  2. #22cf3f
  3. #3ad555
  4. #53da6a
  5. #6bdf7f
  6. #84e595
  7. #9deaaa
  8. #b5efbf
  9. #cef4d4
  10. #e6faea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09ca2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09ca2a
  2. #15c333
  3. #21bb3b
  4. #2db444
  5. #39ac4c
  6. #45a555
  7. #509e5e
  8. #5c9666
  9. #688f6f
  10. #748777
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8aba8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bca93e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4be14 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96b737 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c78b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09ca2a {
  color: #09ca2a;
}
Background
.bg-09ca2a {
  background-color: #09ca2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09ca2a {
  border: 2px solid #09ca2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09ca2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 202 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 130 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09ca2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09ca2a, #09ca8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09ca2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 202 42 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 1.34 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.82 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.97 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.20 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.23 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 9.57 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 11.88 #f635d5 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Lime Green
#09ca2a  rgb(9, 202, 42)  hsl(130, 91%, 41%)  Lime Green
#ca09a9  rgb(202, 9, 169)  hsl(310, 91%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#2a09ca  rgb(42, 9, 202)  hsl(250, 91%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#ca2a09  rgb(202, 42, 9)  hsl(10, 91%, 41%)  Rosso Corsa