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#16CA4E

#16ca4e ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#16ca4e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 79.22% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.11% cyan, 0% magenta, 61.39% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 138.67°, with 80.36% saturation and 43.92% 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 9.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 3.72.

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Web safe#00cc66
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Relative luminance0.4296

Complementary

  1. #16ca4e
  2. #ca1692

Split complementary

  1. #16ca4e
  2. #a816ca
  3. #ca1638

Analogous

  1. #38ca16
  2. #16ca4e
  3. #16caa8

Triadic

  1. #16ca4e
  2. #4e16ca
  3. #ca4e16

Tetradic

  1. #16ca4e
  2. #1692ca
  3. #ca1692
  4. #ca4e16

Square

  1. #16ca4e
  2. #1638ca
  3. #ca1692
  4. #caa816

Monochromatic

  1. #074019
  2. #0e8533
  3. #16ca4e
  4. #42ea76
  5. #87f2a8

Shades

#16ca4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16ca4e
  2. #14b646
  3. #12a23e
  4. #0f8d37
  5. #0d792f
  6. #0b6527
  7. #09511f
  8. #073d17
  9. #042810
  10. #021408
  11. #000000

Tints

#16ca4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16ca4e
  2. #2dcf60
  3. #45d571
  4. #5cda83
  5. #73df95
  6. #8be5a7
  7. #a2eab8
  8. #b9efca
  9. #d0f4dc
  10. #e8faed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16ca4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16ca4e
  2. #21c353
  3. #2bbb58
  4. #36b45d
  5. #40ac62
  6. #4ba567
  7. #569e6c
  8. #609671
  9. #6b8f76
  10. #75877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cbb92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb740 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baaa59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c5b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3bf46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95b855 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c792 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16ca4e {
  color: #16ca4e;
}
Background
.bg-16ca4e {
  background-color: #16ca4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16ca4e {
  border: 2px solid #16ca4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16ca4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 202 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 139 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16ca4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16ca4e, #16caa8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16ca4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 202 78 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 3.72 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 3.96 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.31 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.72 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 7.05 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 7.64 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 9.82 #e935b1 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Lime Green
#16ca4e  rgb(22, 202, 78)  hsl(139, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green
#ca1692  rgb(202, 22, 146)  hsl(319, 80%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#4e16ca  rgb(78, 22, 202)  hsl(259, 80%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#ca4e16  rgb(202, 78, 22)  hsl(19, 80%, 44%)  Sinopia