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#16BC48

#16bc48 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#16bc48 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 73.73% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 61.7% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 138.07°, with 79.05% saturation and 41.18% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 5.98.

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Web safe#00cc33
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Relative luminance0.366

Complementary

  1. #16bc48
  2. #bc168a

Split complementary

  1. #16bc48
  2. #9b16bc
  3. #bc1637

Analogous

  1. #37bc16
  2. #16bc48
  3. #16bc9b

Triadic

  1. #16bc48
  2. #4816bc
  3. #bc4816

Tetradic

  1. #16bc48
  2. #168abc
  3. #bc168a
  4. #bc4816

Square

  1. #16bc48
  2. #1637bc
  3. #bc168a
  4. #bc9b16

Monochromatic

  1. #063314
  2. #0e782e
  3. #16bc48
  4. #37e86c
  5. #7bf09e

Shades

#16bc48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16bc48
  2. #14a941
  3. #12963a
  4. #0f8432
  5. #0d712b
  6. #0b5e24
  7. #094b1d
  8. #073816
  9. #04260e
  10. #021307
  11. #000000

Tints

#16bc48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16bc48
  2. #2dc35a
  3. #45c96d
  4. #5cd07f
  5. #73d791
  6. #8bdea4
  7. #a2e4b6
  8. #b9ebc8
  9. #d0f2da
  10. #e8f8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16bc48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16bc48
  2. #21b64e
  3. #2bb053
  4. #36aa59
  5. #40a45e
  6. #4b9e64
  7. #56986a
  8. #60926f
  9. #6b8c75
  10. #75867a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82ae88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beaa3b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9e52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98b241 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8aab4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b988 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16bc48 {
  color: #16bc48;
}
Background
.bg-16bc48 {
  background-color: #16bc48;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16bc48 {
  border: 2px solid #16bc48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16bc48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 188 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 138 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16bc48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16bc48, #16bc9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16bc48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 188 72 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.98 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.35 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.93 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.05 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.62 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.86 #00a86b Jade ΔE 10.19 #e943b7 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#16bc48  rgb(22, 188, 72)  hsl(138, 79%, 41%)  Lime Green
#bc168a  rgb(188, 22, 138)  hsl(318, 79%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#4816bc  rgb(72, 22, 188)  hsl(258, 79%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#bc4816  rgb(188, 72, 22)  hsl(18, 79%, 41%)  Rust