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#09EF00

#09ef00 ≈ Lime

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#09ef00 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 93.73% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.23% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 117.74°, with 100% saturation and 46.86% 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 13.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime (#00ff00), ΔE 3.37.

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Web safe#00ff00
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Relative luminance0.6179

Complementary

  1. #09ef00
  2. #e600ef

Split complementary

  1. #09ef00
  2. #6e00ef
  3. #ef0080

Analogous

  1. #80ef00
  2. #09ef00
  3. #00ef6e

Triadic

  1. #09ef00
  2. #0009ef
  3. #ef0009

Tetradic

  1. #09ef00
  2. #00efe6
  3. #e600ef
  4. #ef0009

Square

  1. #09ef00
  2. #0080ef
  3. #e600ef
  4. #ef6e00

Monochromatic

  1. #035600
  2. #06a200
  3. #09ef00
  4. #44ff3c
  5. #8dff89

Shades

#09ef00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09ef00
  2. #08d700
  3. #07bf00
  4. #06a700
  5. #058f00
  6. #057800
  7. #046000
  8. #034800
  9. #023000
  10. #011800
  11. #000000

Tints

#09ef00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09ef00
  2. #22f11a
  3. #3af233
  4. #53f44d
  5. #6bf566
  6. #84f780
  7. #9df999
  8. #b5fab3
  9. #cefccc
  10. #e6fde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09ef00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09ef00
  2. #15e40d
  3. #21d91a
  4. #2dce26
  5. #39c333
  6. #45b840
  7. #50ac4d
  8. #5ca15a
  9. #689666
  10. #748b73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4dca4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f5d700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c936 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e8cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3e100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2d929 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00eba1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09ef00 {
  color: #09ef00;
}
Background
.bg-09ef00 {
  background-color: #09ef00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09ef00 {
  border: 2px solid #09ef00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09ef00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 239 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 118 100% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09ef00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09ef00, #00ef6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09ef00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 239 0 / 0.35);
}

#00ff00 Lime ΔE 3.37 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 3.58 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 3.74 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 6.02 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 6.52 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.41 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.35 #f610ff Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Lime
#09ef00  rgb(9, 239, 0)  hsl(118, 100%, 47%)  Lime
#e600ef  rgb(230, 0, 239)  hsl(298, 100%, 47%)  Fuchsia
#0009ef  rgb(0, 9, 239)  hsl(238, 100%, 47%)  Blue
#ef0009  rgb(239, 0, 9)  hsl(358, 100%, 47%)  Lust