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#48CD12

#48cd12 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#48cd12 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 80.39% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.22% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 102.67°, with 83.86% saturation and 43.73% 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 10.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 2.76.

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Web safe#33cc00
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Relative luminance0.4508

Complementary

  1. #48cd12
  2. #9712cd

Split complementary

  1. #48cd12
  2. #3912cd
  3. #cd12a6

Analogous

  1. #a6cd12
  2. #48cd12
  3. #12cd39

Triadic

  1. #48cd12
  2. #1248cd
  3. #cd1248

Tetradic

  1. #48cd12
  2. #12cd97
  3. #9712cd
  4. #cd1248

Square

  1. #48cd12
  2. #12a6cd
  3. #9712cd
  4. #cd3912

Monochromatic

  1. #174006
  2. #2f870c
  3. #48cd12
  4. #70ee3e
  5. #a4f484

Shades

#48cd12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48cd12
  2. #41b910
  3. #3aa40e
  4. #32900d
  5. #2b7b0b
  6. #246709
  7. #1d5207
  8. #163e05
  9. #0e2904
  10. #071502
  11. #000000

Tints

#48cd12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48cd12
  2. #5ad22a
  3. #6dd741
  4. #7fdc59
  5. #91e171
  6. #a4e689
  7. #b6eba0
  8. #c8f0b8
  9. #daf5d0
  10. #edfae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48cd12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48cd12
  2. #4ec51d
  3. #53be28
  4. #59b633
  5. #5eae3e
  6. #64a749
  7. #6a9f54
  8. #6f975f
  9. #758f6a
  10. #7a8875
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94be8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3af32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #33c6ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adc200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1bc28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3dc98b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48cd12 {
  color: #48cd12;
}
Background
.bg-48cd12 {
  background-color: #48cd12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48cd12 {
  border: 2px solid #48cd12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48cd12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 205 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48cd12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48cd12, #12cd39);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48cd12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 205 18 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 2.76 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.67 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.39 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.62 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.94 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.35 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 11.03 #b732ed Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Lime Green
#48cd12  rgb(72, 205, 18)  hsl(103, 84%, 44%)  Lime Green
#9712cd  rgb(151, 18, 205)  hsl(283, 84%, 44%)  Dark Violet
#1248cd  rgb(18, 72, 205)  hsl(223, 84%, 44%)  Sapphire
#cd1248  rgb(205, 18, 72)  hsl(343, 84%, 44%)  Cardinal