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#16C511

#16c511 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#16c511 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 77.25% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 88.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.37% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 118.33°, with 84.11% saturation and 41.96% 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 9.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 2.64.

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Web safe#00cc00
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Relative luminance0.4014

Complementary

  1. #16c511
  2. #c011c5

Split complementary

  1. #16c511
  2. #6611c5
  3. #c51170

Analogous

  1. #70c511
  2. #16c511
  3. #11c566

Triadic

  1. #16c511
  2. #1116c5
  3. #c51116

Tetradic

  1. #16c511
  2. #11c5c0
  3. #c011c5
  4. #c51116

Square

  1. #16c511
  2. #1170c5
  3. #c011c5
  4. #c56611

Monochromatic

  1. #063805
  2. #0e7f0b
  3. #16c511
  4. #3aee35
  5. #7ff47b

Shades

#16c511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16c511
  2. #14b10f
  3. #129e0e
  4. #0f8a0c
  5. #0d760a
  6. #0b6309
  7. #094f07
  8. #073b05
  9. #042703
  10. #021402
  11. #000000

Tints

#16c511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16c511
  2. #2dcb29
  3. #45d141
  4. #5cd658
  5. #73dc70
  6. #8be288
  7. #a2e8a0
  8. #b9eeb8
  9. #d0f3cf
  10. #e8f9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16c511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16c511
  2. #21be1c
  3. #2bb727
  4. #36b032
  5. #40a93d
  6. #4ba349
  7. #569c54
  8. #60955f
  9. #6b8e6a
  10. #758775
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87b587 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a530 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bfa7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a1b900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93b326 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c185 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16c511 {
  color: #16c511;
}
Background
.bg-16c511 {
  background-color: #16c511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16c511 {
  border: 2px solid #16c511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16c511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 197 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 118 84% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16c511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16c511, #11c566);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16c511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 197 17 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 2.64 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.56 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.62 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.75 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 10.60 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 10.77 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 11.51 #e93aee Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Lime Green
#16c511  rgb(22, 197, 17)  hsl(118, 84%, 42%)  Lime Green
#c011c5  rgb(192, 17, 197)  hsl(298, 84%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#1116c5  rgb(17, 22, 197)  hsl(238, 84%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#c51116  rgb(197, 17, 22)  hsl(358, 84%, 42%)  Venetian Red