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#48CA12

#48ca12 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#48ca12 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 79.22% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.09% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 102.39°, with 83.64% saturation and 43.14% 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 9.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 2.78.

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Web safe#33cc00
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Relative luminance0.4366

Complementary

  1. #48ca12
  2. #9412ca

Split complementary

  1. #48ca12
  2. #3812ca
  3. #ca12a4

Analogous

  1. #a4ca12
  2. #48ca12
  3. #12ca38

Triadic

  1. #48ca12
  2. #1248ca
  3. #ca1248

Tetradic

  1. #48ca12
  2. #12ca94
  3. #9412ca
  4. #ca1248

Square

  1. #48ca12
  2. #12a4ca
  3. #9412ca
  4. #ca3812

Monochromatic

  1. #163e05
  2. #2f840c
  3. #48ca12
  4. #6fee3b
  5. #a3f481

Shades

#48ca12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48ca12
  2. #41b610
  3. #3aa20e
  4. #328d0d
  5. #2b790b
  6. #246509
  7. #1d5107
  8. #163d05
  9. #0e2804
  10. #071402
  11. #000000

Tints

#48ca12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48ca12
  2. #5acf2a
  3. #6dd541
  4. #7fda59
  5. #91df71
  6. #a4e589
  7. #b6eaa0
  8. #c8efb8
  9. #daf4d0
  10. #edfae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48ca12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48ca12
  2. #4ec31d
  3. #53bb28
  4. #59b433
  5. #5eac3e
  6. #64a549
  7. #6a9e54
  8. #6f965f
  9. #758f6a
  10. #7a8775
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92bb8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ad31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #34c3ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aabf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fb927 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3dc689 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48ca12 {
  color: #48ca12;
}
Background
.bg-48ca12 {
  background-color: #48ca12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48ca12 {
  border: 2px solid #48ca12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48ca12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 202 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 102 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48ca12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48ca12, #12ca38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48ca12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 202 18 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 2.78 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 3.92 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.72 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.38 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.01 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.63 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 10.70 #b735ed Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#48ca12  rgb(72, 202, 18)  hsl(102, 84%, 43%)  Lime Green
#9412ca  rgb(148, 18, 202)  hsl(282, 84%, 43%)  Dark Violet
#1248ca  rgb(18, 72, 202)  hsl(222, 84%, 43%)  Sapphire
#ca1248  rgb(202, 18, 72)  hsl(342, 84%, 43%)  Cardinal