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#16EF38

#16ef38 ≈ Lime

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#16ef38 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 93.73% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.57% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 129.4°, with 87.15% saturation and 51.18% 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 13.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime (#00ff00), ΔE 4.2.

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Web safe#00ff33
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Relative luminance0.6219

Complementary

  1. #16ef38
  2. #ef16cd

Split complementary

  1. #16ef38
  2. #a516ef
  3. #ef1661

Analogous

  1. #61ef16
  2. #16ef38
  3. #16efa5

Triadic

  1. #16ef38
  2. #3816ef
  3. #ef3816

Tetradic

  1. #16ef38
  2. #16cdef
  3. #ef16cd
  4. #ef3816

Square

  1. #16ef38
  2. #1661ef
  3. #ef16cd
  4. #efa516

Monochromatic

  1. #076516
  2. #0cad25
  3. #16ef38
  4. #5ef475
  5. #a5f9b2

Shades

#16ef38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #16ef38
  2. #14d732
  3. #12bf2d
  4. #0fa727
  5. #0d8f22
  6. #0b781c
  7. #096016
  8. #074811
  9. #04300b
  10. #021806
  11. #000000

Tints

#16ef38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #16ef38
  2. #2df14c
  3. #45f260
  4. #5cf474
  5. #73f588
  6. #8bf79c
  7. #a2f9af
  8. #b9fac3
  9. #d0fcd7
  10. #e8fdeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#16ef38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #16ef38
  2. #21e43f
  3. #2bd946
  4. #36ce4e
  5. #40c355
  6. #4bb85c
  7. #56ac63
  8. #60a16a
  9. #6b9672
  10. #758b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5dca7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4d800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc94e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e8cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3e122 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2d946 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00eba6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-16ef38 {
  color: #16ef38;
}
Background
.bg-16ef38 {
  background-color: #16ef38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-16ef38 {
  border: 2px solid #16ef38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #16ef38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 239 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 129 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-16ef38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #16ef38, #16efa5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-16ef38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 239 56 / 0.35);
}

#00ff00 Lime ΔE 4.20 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 4.39 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 4.74 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 5.92 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 7.15 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 7.16 #7fff00 Chartreuse ΔE 7.62 #e910c7 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Lime
#16ef38  rgb(22, 239, 56)  hsl(129, 87%, 51%)  Lime
#ef16cd  rgb(239, 22, 205)  hsl(309, 87%, 51%)  Shocking Pink
#3816ef  rgb(56, 22, 239)  hsl(249, 87%, 51%)  Ultramarine
#ef3816  rgb(239, 56, 22)  hsl(9, 87%, 51%)  Scarlet