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#48DB09

#48db09 ≈ Lime Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#48db09 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 85.88% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 95.89% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 102°, with 92.11% saturation and 44.71% 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 11.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lime Green (#32cd32), ΔE 4.75.

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Web safe#33cc00
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Relative luminance0.5206

Complementary

  1. #48db09
  2. #9c09db

Split complementary

  1. #48db09
  2. #3309db
  3. #db09b1

Analogous

  1. #b1db09
  2. #48db09
  3. #09db33

Triadic

  1. #48db09
  2. #0948db
  3. #db0948

Tetradic

  1. #48db09
  2. #09db9c
  3. #9c09db
  4. #db0948

Square

  1. #48db09
  2. #09b1db
  3. #9c09db
  4. #db3309

Monochromatic

  1. #184803
  2. #309206
  3. #48db09
  4. #72f73a
  5. #a7fa83

Shades

#48db09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48db09
  2. #41c508
  3. #3aaf07
  4. #329906
  5. #2b8305
  6. #246e05
  7. #1d5804
  8. #164203
  9. #0e2c02
  10. #071601
  11. #000000

Tints

#48db09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48db09
  2. #5adf22
  3. #6de23a
  4. #7fe653
  5. #91e96b
  6. #a4ed84
  7. #b6f19d
  8. #c8f4b5
  9. #daf8ce
  10. #edfbe6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48db09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48db09
  2. #4ed215
  3. #53c921
  4. #59c02d
  5. #5eb739
  6. #64ae45
  7. #6aa450
  8. #6f9b5c
  9. #759268
  10. #7a8974
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9dcb98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0bb32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2dd3ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8cf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abc827 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3ad794 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48db09 {
  color: #48db09;
}
Background
.bg-48db09 {
  background-color: #48db09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-48db09 {
  border: 2px solid #48db09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48db09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 219 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 102 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48db09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48db09, #09db33);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48db09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 219 9 / 0.35);
}

#32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 4.75 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 6.17 #39ff14 Neon Green ΔE 7.80 #3fff00 Harlequin ΔE 7.83 #00ff00 Lime ΔE 7.86 #4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 8.07 #7cfc00 Lawn Green ΔE 8.29 #b724f6 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Lime Green
#48db09  rgb(72, 219, 9)  hsl(102, 92%, 45%)  Lime Green
#9c09db  rgb(156, 9, 219)  hsl(282, 92%, 45%)  Dark Violet
#0948db  rgb(9, 72, 219)  hsl(222, 92%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#db0948  rgb(219, 9, 72)  hsl(342, 92%, 45%)  Crimson