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#12CA47

#12ca47 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#12ca47 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 79.22% green and 27.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 64.85% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 137.28°, with 83.64% saturation and 43.14% 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 9.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 2.98.

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Web safe#00cc33
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Relative luminance0.4282

Complementary

  1. #12ca47
  2. #ca1295

Split complementary

  1. #12ca47
  2. #a312ca
  3. #ca1239

Analogous

  1. #39ca12
  2. #12ca47
  3. #12caa3

Triadic

  1. #12ca47
  2. #4712ca
  3. #ca4712

Tetradic

  1. #12ca47
  2. #1295ca
  3. #ca1295
  4. #ca4712

Square

  1. #12ca47
  2. #1239ca
  3. #ca1295
  4. #caa312

Monochromatic

  1. #053e16
  2. #0c842e
  3. #12ca47
  4. #3bee6e
  5. #81f4a2

Shades

#12ca47 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12ca47
  2. #10b640
  3. #0ea239
  4. #0d8d32
  5. #0b792b
  6. #096524
  7. #07511c
  8. #053d15
  9. #04280e
  10. #021407
  11. #000000

Tints

#12ca47 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12ca47
  2. #2acf59
  3. #41d56c
  4. #59da7e
  5. #71df91
  6. #89e5a3
  7. #a0eab5
  8. #b8efc8
  9. #d0f4da
  10. #e7faed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12ca47 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12ca47
  2. #1dc34d
  3. #28bb52
  4. #33b458
  5. #3eac5e
  6. #49a564
  7. #549e69
  8. #5f966f
  9. #6a8f75
  10. #75877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bba91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb737 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbaa53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c5af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3bf3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95b84e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c791 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12ca47 {
  color: #12ca47;
}
Background
.bg-12ca47 {
  background-color: #12ca47;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12ca47 {
  border: 2px solid #12ca47;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12ca47;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 202 71;
  --color-primary-hsl: 137 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12ca47 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12ca47, #12caa3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12ca47 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 202 71 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 2.98 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 3.90 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.48 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.97 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 7.06 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.93 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 10.45 #ed35b8 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Lime Green
#12ca47  rgb(18, 202, 71)  hsl(137, 84%, 43%)  Lime Green
#ca1295  rgb(202, 18, 149)  hsl(317, 84%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#4712ca  rgb(71, 18, 202)  hsl(257, 84%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#ca4712  rgb(202, 71, 18)  hsl(17, 84%, 43%)  Sinopia