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#16CD35

#16cd35 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#16cd35 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 80.39% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 74.15% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 130.16°, with 80.62% saturation and 44.51% 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 9.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 1.06.

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Web safe#00cc33
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Relative luminance0.4409

Complementary

  1. #16cd35
  2. #cd16ae

Split complementary

  1. #16cd35
  2. #9016cd
  3. #cd1653

Analogous

  1. #53cd16
  2. #16cd35
  3. #16cd90

Triadic

  1. #16cd35
  2. #3516cd
  3. #cd3516

Tetradic

  1. #16cd35
  2. #16aecd
  3. #cd16ae
  4. #cd3516

Square

  1. #16cd35
  2. #1653cd
  3. #cd16ae
  4. #cd9016

Monochromatic

  1. #074311
  2. #0f8823
  3. #16cd35
  4. #45eb61
  5. #8af29b

Shades

#16cd35 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16cd35
  2. #14b930
  3. #12a42a
  4. #0f9025
  5. #0d7b20
  6. #0b671b
  7. #095215
  8. #073e10
  9. #04290b
  10. #021505
  11. #000000

Tints

#16cd35 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16cd35
  2. #2dd249
  3. #45d75d
  4. #5cdc72
  5. #73e186
  6. #8be69a
  7. #a2ebae
  8. #b9f0c2
  9. #d0f5d7
  10. #e8faeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16cd35 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16cd35
  2. #21c53d
  3. #2bbe44
  4. #36b64c
  5. #40ae53
  6. #4ba75b
  7. #569f62
  8. #60976a
  9. #6b8f71
  10. #758879
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8dbd90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b916 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfac46 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c7b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7c126 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98ba40 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ca8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16cd35 {
  color: #16cd35;
}
Background
.bg-16cd35 {
  background-color: #16cd35;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16cd35 {
  border: 2px solid #16cd35;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16cd35;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 205 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 130 81% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16cd35 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16cd35, #16cd90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16cd35 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 205 53 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 1.06 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 3.81 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 5.73 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 7.85 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 8.33 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.95 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.55 #e932ca Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#16cd35  rgb(22, 205, 53)  hsl(130, 81%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cd16ae  rgb(205, 22, 174)  hsl(310, 81%, 45%)  Medium Violet Red
#3516cd  rgb(53, 22, 205)  hsl(250, 81%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#cd3516  rgb(205, 53, 22)  hsl(10, 81%, 45%)  Rosso Corsa