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#09CD38

#09cd38 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#09cd38 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 80.39% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 95.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.68% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 134.39°, with 91.59% saturation and 41.96% 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 9.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 1.43.

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Web safe#00cc33
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Relative luminance0.4401

Complementary

  1. #09cd38
  2. #cd099e

Split complementary

  1. #09cd38
  2. #9a09cd
  3. #cd093c

Analogous

  1. #3ccd09
  2. #09cd38
  3. #09cd9a

Triadic

  1. #09cd38
  2. #3809cd
  3. #cd3809

Tetradic

  1. #09cd38
  2. #099ecd
  3. #cd099e
  4. #cd3809

Square

  1. #09cd38
  2. #093ccd
  3. #cd099e
  4. #cd9a09

Monochromatic

  1. #033a10
  2. #068424
  3. #09cd38
  4. #2df65d
  5. #76f995

Shades

#09cd38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09cd38
  2. #08b932
  3. #07a42d
  4. #069027
  5. #057b22
  6. #05671c
  7. #045216
  8. #033e11
  9. #02290b
  10. #011506
  11. #000000

Tints

#09cd38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09cd38
  2. #22d24c
  3. #3ad760
  4. #53dc74
  5. #6be188
  6. #84e69c
  7. #9debaf
  8. #b5f0c3
  9. #cef5d7
  10. #e6faeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09cd38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09cd38
  2. #15c53f
  3. #21be46
  4. #2db64e
  5. #39ae55
  6. #45a75c
  7. #509f63
  8. #5c976a
  9. #688f72
  10. #748879
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8dbd90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b91d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beac48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6c12a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97ba42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ca8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09cd38 {
  color: #09cd38;
}
Background
.bg-09cd38 {
  background-color: #09cd38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09cd38 {
  border: 2px solid #09cd38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09cd38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 205 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 134 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09cd38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09cd38, #09cd9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09cd38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 205 56 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 1.43 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 3.63 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 5.97 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.84 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.28 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.69 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.61 #f632c7 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#09cd38  rgb(9, 205, 56)  hsl(134, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cd099e  rgb(205, 9, 158)  hsl(314, 92%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#3809cd  rgb(56, 9, 205)  hsl(254, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#cd3809  rgb(205, 56, 9)  hsl(14, 92%, 42%)  Sinopia