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#38CD09

#38cd09 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#38cd09 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 21.96% red, 80.39% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.61% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 105.61°, with 91.59% saturation and 41.96% 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 9.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 2.38.

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Web safe#33cc00
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Relative luminance0.4452

Complementary

  1. #38cd09
  2. #9e09cd

Split complementary

  1. #38cd09
  2. #3c09cd
  3. #cd099a

Analogous

  1. #9acd09
  2. #38cd09
  3. #09cd3c

Triadic

  1. #38cd09
  2. #0938cd
  3. #cd0938

Tetradic

  1. #38cd09
  2. #09cd9e
  3. #9e09cd
  4. #cd0938

Square

  1. #38cd09
  2. #099acd
  3. #9e09cd
  4. #cd3c09

Monochromatic

  1. #103a03
  2. #248406
  3. #38cd09
  4. #5df62d
  5. #95f976

Shades

#38cd09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #38cd09
  2. #32b908
  3. #2da407
  4. #279006
  5. #227b05
  6. #1c6705
  7. #165204
  8. #113e03
  9. #0b2902
  10. #061501
  11. #000000

Tints

#38cd09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #38cd09
  2. #4cd222
  3. #60d73a
  4. #74dc53
  5. #88e16b
  6. #9ce684
  7. #afeb9d
  8. #c3f0b5
  9. #d7f5ce
  10. #ebfae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#38cd09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #38cd09
  2. #3fc515
  3. #46be21
  4. #4eb62d
  5. #55ae39
  6. #5ca745
  7. #639f50
  8. #6a975c
  9. #728f68
  10. #798874
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91bd8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2ae2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #08c6ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abc100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9dbb25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #23c98a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-38cd09 {
  color: #38cd09;
}
Background
.bg-38cd09 {
  background-color: #38cd09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-38cd09 {
  border: 2px solid #38cd09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #38cd09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 56 205 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 106 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-38cd09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38cd09, #09cd3c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-38cd09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(56 205 9 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 2.38 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.76 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.09 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.95 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.63 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.79 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 11.18 #c732f6 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#38cd09  rgb(56, 205, 9)  hsl(106, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#9e09cd  rgb(158, 9, 205)  hsl(286, 92%, 42%)  Dark Violet
#0938cd  rgb(9, 56, 205)  hsl(226, 92%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#cd0938  rgb(205, 9, 56)  hsl(346, 92%, 42%)  Cardinal