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#16CB2F

#16cb2f ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#16cb2f is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 79.61% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.85% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 128.29°, with 80.44% saturation and 44.12% 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 9.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 1.05.

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Web safe#00cc33
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Relative luminance0.4309

Complementary

  1. #16cb2f
  2. #cb16b2

Split complementary

  1. #16cb2f
  2. #8a16cb
  3. #cb1657

Analogous

  1. #57cb16
  2. #16cb2f
  3. #16cb8a

Triadic

  1. #16cb2f
  2. #2f16cb
  3. #cb2f16

Tetradic

  1. #16cb2f
  2. #16b2cb
  3. #cb16b2
  4. #cb2f16

Square

  1. #16cb2f
  2. #1657cb
  3. #cb16b2
  4. #cb8a16

Monochromatic

  1. #07410f
  2. #0f861f
  3. #16cb2f
  4. #43eb5a
  5. #88f297

Shades

#16cb2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16cb2f
  2. #14b72a
  3. #12a226
  4. #0f8e21
  5. #0d7a1c
  6. #0b6618
  7. #095113
  8. #073d0e
  9. #042909
  10. #021405
  11. #000000

Tints

#16cb2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16cb2f
  2. #2dd044
  3. #45d559
  4. #5cdb6d
  5. #73e082
  6. #8be597
  7. #a2eaac
  8. #b9efc1
  9. #d0f5d5
  10. #e8faea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16cb2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16cb2f
  2. #21c437
  3. #2bbc3f
  4. #36b547
  5. #40ad4f
  6. #4ba658
  7. #569e60
  8. #609768
  9. #6b8f70
  10. #758878
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8cbb8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb704 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdab41 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c5ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5bf1d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97b83b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c88d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16cb2f {
  color: #16cb2f;
}
Background
.bg-16cb2f {
  background-color: #16cb2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16cb2f {
  border: 2px solid #16cb2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16cb2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 203 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 128 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16cb2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16cb2f, #16cb8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16cb2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 203 47 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 1.05 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 4.45 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 5.17 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.96 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.82 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 9.29 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.65 #e934d0 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Lime Green
#16cb2f  rgb(22, 203, 47)  hsl(128, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cb16b2  rgb(203, 22, 178)  hsl(308, 80%, 44%)  Medium Violet Red
#2f16cb  rgb(47, 22, 203)  hsl(248, 80%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#cb2f16  rgb(203, 47, 22)  hsl(8, 80%, 44%)  Rosso Corsa