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#16BF2E

#16bf2e ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#16bf2e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 74.9% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.48% cyan, 0% magenta, 75.92% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 128.52°, with 79.34% saturation and 41.76% 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 8.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#00cc33
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Relative luminance0.3763

Complementary

  1. #16bf2e
  2. #bf16a7

Split complementary

  1. #16bf2e
  2. #8216bf
  3. #bf1652

Analogous

  1. #52bf16
  2. #16bf2e
  3. #16bf82

Triadic

  1. #16bf2e
  2. #2e16bf
  3. #bf2e16

Tetradic

  1. #16bf2e
  2. #16a7bf
  3. #bf16a7
  4. #bf2e16

Square

  1. #16bf2e
  2. #1652bf
  3. #bf16a7
  4. #bf8216

Monochromatic

  1. #06360d
  2. #0e7a1d
  3. #16bf2e
  4. #39e852
  5. #7ef08e

Shades

#16bf2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16bf2e
  2. #14ac29
  3. #129925
  4. #0f8620
  5. #0d731c
  6. #0b6017
  7. #094c12
  8. #07390e
  9. #042609
  10. #021305
  11. #000000

Tints

#16bf2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16bf2e
  2. #2dc543
  3. #45cc58
  4. #5cd26d
  5. #73d982
  6. #8bdf97
  7. #a2e5ab
  8. #b9ecc0
  9. #d0f2d5
  10. #e8f9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16bf2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16bf2e
  2. #21b936
  3. #2bb23e
  4. #36ac47
  5. #40a64f
  6. #4ba057
  7. #56995f
  8. #609367
  9. #6b8d70
  10. #758678
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #84b086 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ac0c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a03e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00baa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9bb41e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8eae38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bc84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16bf2e {
  color: #16bf2e;
}
Background
.bg-16bf2e {
  background-color: #16bf2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16bf2e {
  border: 2px solid #16bf2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16bf2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 191 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 129 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16bf2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16bf2e, #16bf82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16bf2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 191 46 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 3.87 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.88 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.05 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.78 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 9.18 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 10.62 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 10.87 #e940d1 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#16bf2e  rgb(22, 191, 46)  hsl(129, 79%, 42%)  Lime Green
#bf16a7  rgb(191, 22, 167)  hsl(309, 79%, 42%)  Medium Violet Red
#2e16bf  rgb(46, 22, 191)  hsl(249, 79%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#bf2e16  rgb(191, 46, 22)  hsl(9, 79%, 42%)  Venetian Red