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#09FF00

#09ff00 ≈ Lime

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#09ff00 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 3.53% red, 100% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 96.47% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 117.88°, with 100% saturation and 50% 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 15.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime (#00ff00), ΔE 0.07.

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Web safe#00ff00
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Relative luminance0.7158

Complementary

  1. #09ff00
  2. #f600ff

Split complementary

  1. #09ff00
  2. #7600ff
  3. #ff0089

Analogous

  1. #89ff00
  2. #09ff00
  3. #00ff76

Triadic

  1. #09ff00
  2. #0009ff
  3. #ff0009

Tetradic

  1. #09ff00
  2. #00fff6
  3. #f600ff
  4. #ff0009

Square

  1. #09ff00
  2. #0089ff
  3. #f600ff
  4. #ff7600

Monochromatic

  1. #046600
  2. #06b300
  3. #09ff00
  4. #53ff4d
  5. #9dff99

Shades

#09ff00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #09ff00
  2. #08e600
  3. #07cc00
  4. #06b300
  5. #059900
  6. #058000
  7. #046600
  8. #034d00
  9. #023300
  10. #011a00
  11. #000000

Tints

#09ff00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #09ff00
  2. #22ff1a
  3. #3aff33
  4. #53ff4d
  5. #6bff66
  6. #84ff80
  7. #9dff99
  8. #b5ffb3
  9. #ceffcc
  10. #e6ffe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#09ff00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #09ff00
  2. #15f20d
  3. #21e61a
  4. #2dd926
  5. #39cc33
  6. #45c040
  7. #50b34d
  8. #5ca65a
  9. #689966
  10. #748d73
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afebaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efd63a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f7d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0f000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfe82d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00faac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-09ff00 {
  color: #09ff00;
}
Background
.bg-09ff00 {
  background-color: #09ff00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-09ff00 {
  border: 2px solid #09ff00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #09ff00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 9 255 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 118 100% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-09ff00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #09ff00, #00ff76);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-09ff00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(9 255 0 / 0.35);
}

#00ff00 Lime ΔE 0.07 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 0.83 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 1.15 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 4.88 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 5.08 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 8.86 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 9.36 #f600ff Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Lime
#09ff00  rgb(9, 255, 0)  hsl(118, 100%, 50%)  Lime
#f600ff  rgb(246, 0, 255)  hsl(298, 100%, 50%)  Fuchsia
#0009ff  rgb(0, 9, 255)  hsl(238, 100%, 50%)  Blue
#ff0009  rgb(255, 0, 9)  hsl(358, 100%, 50%)  Red