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#37CA16

#37ca16 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#37ca16 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.57% red, 79.22% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.77% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.11% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 109°, 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 9.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 1.97.

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Web safe#33cc00
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Relative luminance0.4311

Complementary

  1. #37ca16
  2. #a916ca

Split complementary

  1. #37ca16
  2. #4f16ca
  3. #ca1691

Analogous

  1. #91ca16
  2. #37ca16
  3. #16ca4f

Triadic

  1. #37ca16
  2. #1637ca
  3. #ca1637

Tetradic

  1. #37ca16
  2. #16caa9
  3. #a916ca
  4. #ca1637

Square

  1. #37ca16
  2. #1691ca
  3. #a916ca
  4. #ca4f16

Monochromatic

  1. #114007
  2. #24850e
  3. #37ca16
  4. #61ea42
  5. #9bf287

Shades

#37ca16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #37ca16
  2. #32b614
  3. #2ca212
  4. #278d0f
  5. #21790d
  6. #1c650b
  7. #165109
  8. #113d07
  9. #0b2804
  10. #061402
  11. #000000

Tints

#37ca16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #37ca16
  2. #4bcf2d
  3. #5fd545
  4. #73da5c
  5. #87df73
  6. #9be58b
  7. #afeaa2
  8. #c3efb9
  9. #d7f4d0
  10. #ebfae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#37ca16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #37ca16
  2. #3ec321
  3. #46bb2b
  4. #4db436
  5. #54ac40
  6. #5ca54b
  7. #639e56
  8. #6a9660
  9. #718f6b
  10. #798775
  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 #8fbb8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfab33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #04c3ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8bf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9bb82a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #22c689 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-37ca16 {
  color: #37ca16;
}
Background
.bg-37ca16 {
  background-color: #37ca16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-37ca16 {
  border: 2px solid #37ca16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #37ca16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 55 202 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 109 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-37ca16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #37ca16, #16ca4f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-37ca16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(55 202 22 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 1.97 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.05 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.07 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.44 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.61 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 10.08 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 10.92 #c835e9 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Lime Green
#37ca16  rgb(55, 202, 22)  hsl(109, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green
#a916ca  rgb(169, 22, 202)  hsl(289, 80%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#1637ca  rgb(22, 55, 202)  hsl(229, 80%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#ca1637  rgb(202, 22, 55)  hsl(349, 80%, 44%)  Cardinal