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#21BC49

#21bc49 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#21bc49 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 73.73% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 61.17% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 135.48°, with 70.14% saturation and 43.33% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 5.92.

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Web safe#33cc33
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Relative luminance0.3677

Complementary

  1. #21bc49
  2. #bc2194

Split complementary

  1. #21bc49
  2. #9621bc
  3. #bc2147

Analogous

  1. #47bc21
  2. #21bc49
  3. #21bc96

Triadic

  1. #21bc49
  2. #4921bc
  3. #bc4921

Tetradic

  1. #21bc49
  2. #2194bc
  3. #bc2194
  4. #bc4921

Square

  1. #21bc49
  2. #2147bc
  3. #bc2194
  4. #bc9621

Monochromatic

  1. #0a3a16
  2. #167b30
  3. #21bc49
  4. #4adf71
  5. #8beba4

Shades

#21bc49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #21bc49
  2. #1ea942
  3. #1a963a
  4. #178433
  5. #14712c
  6. #115e25
  7. #0d4b1d
  8. #0a3816
  9. #07260f
  10. #031307
  11. #000000

Tints

#21bc49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #21bc49
  2. #37c35b
  3. #4dc96d
  4. #64d080
  5. #7ad792
  6. #90dea4
  7. #a6e4b6
  8. #bcebc8
  9. #d3f2db
  10. #e9f8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#21bc49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #21bc49
  2. #2bb64f
  3. #34b054
  4. #3eaa5a
  5. #47a45f
  6. #519e65
  7. #5a986a
  8. #649270
  9. #6d8c75
  10. #77867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #83ae88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfaa3c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9f53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99b242 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8bab4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b988 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-21bc49 {
  color: #21bc49;
}
Background
.bg-21bc49 {
  background-color: #21bc49;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-21bc49 {
  border: 2px solid #21bc49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #21bc49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 188 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 135 70% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-21bc49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #21bc49, #21bc96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-21bc49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 188 73 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 5.92 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 6.23 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.75 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.79 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.60 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 7.79 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 10.20 #de43b6 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#21bc49  rgb(33, 188, 73)  hsl(135, 70%, 43%)  Lime Green
#bc2194  rgb(188, 33, 148)  hsl(315, 70%, 43%)  Medium Violet Red
#4921bc  rgb(73, 33, 188)  hsl(255, 70%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#bc4921  rgb(188, 73, 33)  hsl(15, 70%, 43%)  Rust