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#12E509

#12e509 ≈ Lime

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#12e509 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 89.8% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.07% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 117.55°, with 92.44% saturation and 46.67% 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 12.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime (#00ff00), ΔE 5.6.

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Web safe#00cc00
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Relative luminance0.5619

Complementary

  1. #12e509
  2. #dc09e5

Split complementary

  1. #12e509
  2. #6e09e5
  3. #e50980

Analogous

  1. #80e509
  2. #12e509
  3. #09e56e

Triadic

  1. #12e509
  2. #0912e5
  3. #e50912

Tetradic

  1. #12e509
  2. #09e5dc
  3. #dc09e5
  4. #e50912

Square

  1. #12e509
  2. #0980e5
  3. #dc09e5
  4. #e56e09

Monochromatic

  1. #065203
  2. #0c9b06
  3. #12e509
  4. #4af843
  5. #91fb8d

Shades

#12e509 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #12e509
  2. #10ce08
  3. #0eb707
  4. #0da006
  5. #0b8905
  6. #097305
  7. #075c04
  8. #054503
  9. #042e02
  10. #021701
  11. #000000

Tints

#12e509 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #12e509
  2. #2ae822
  3. #41ea3a
  4. #59ed53
  5. #71ef6b
  6. #89f284
  7. #a0f59d
  8. #b8f7b5
  9. #d0face
  10. #e7fce6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#12e509 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #12e509
  2. #1ddb15
  3. #28d121
  4. #33c72d
  5. #3ebd39
  6. #49b345
  7. #54a850
  8. #5f9e5c
  9. #6a9468
  10. #758a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ed39d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eace00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c035 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dec2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbd800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abd02a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e19b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-12e509 {
  color: #12e509;
}
Background
.bg-12e509 {
  background-color: #12e509;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-12e509 {
  border: 2px solid #12e509;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #12e509;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 229 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 118 92% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-12e509 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12e509, #09e56e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-12e509 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 229 9 / 0.35);
}

#00ff00 Lime ΔE 5.60 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 5.76 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.88 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 5.89 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 6.18 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.54 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 8.12 #ed1af6 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Lime
#12e509  rgb(18, 229, 9)  hsl(118, 92%, 47%)  Lime
#dc09e5  rgb(220, 9, 229)  hsl(298, 92%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#0912e5  rgb(9, 18, 229)  hsl(238, 92%, 47%)  Blue
#e50912  rgb(229, 9, 18)  hsl(358, 92%, 47%)  Lust